Where does “bal” come from?

bal (Limburgish) comes from Middle Dutch bal, from Old Dutch bal, from Frankish ball, from Northern Sami bállu, from Northern Sami ballát, from Proto-Samic pëlājëtēk, from Proto-Samic pëlëtēk, from Proto-Uralic pele- — to fear.

bal (Limburgish): ball round or roundish object, most commonly used in games

Definitions

  1. ball round or roundish object, most commonly used in games

Ancestry of “bal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbalball (round object), sphere
2Old Dutchbal
3Frankishball
4Northern Samibállutesticle, ball
5Northern Samiballátto become scared
6Proto-Samicpëlājëtēkto become scared
7Proto-Samicpëlëtēkto fear
8Proto-Uralicpele-to fear

Words derived from “bal

Every word from Proto-Uralic pele-