Where does “bal” come from?

bal (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German balde, from Old High German baldo, from Old High German bald, from Proto-West Germanic balþ, from Proto-Germanic balþaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bal (Luxembourgish): nearly, almost; soon

Definitions

  1. nearly, almost; soon

Ancestry of “bal”, step by step

bal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German balde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbalde—
2Old High Germanbaldo—
3Old High Germanbaldbold, quick
4Proto-West Germanicbalþbold, brave
5Proto-Germanicbalþazstrong, bold
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via French bal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbaldance party, ball
2Late Latinballareto play, dance; to dance; present active...
3Ancient Greekβαλλίζωto dance, jump about
4Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “bal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic balþaz →
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