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Where does “ballok” come from?

ballok (Middle English) comes from Old English bealluc, from Old English beall, from English beal, from Old English hyll, from Albanian hulli, from Proto-Germanic hulliz, from Proto-Indo-European kl̥Hnís, from Proto-Indo-European kelH- — to rise, to be tall; hill.

ballok (Middle English): testicle

Definitions

  1. testicle

Ancestry of “ballok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbealluctesticle
2Old Englishbeallball
3EnglishbealA small inflammatory tumor; pustule; To gather...
4Old Englishhyllhill
5Albanianhullifurrow
6Proto-Germanichullizhill
7Proto-Indo-Europeankl̥Hníshill
8Proto-Indo-EuropeankelH-to rise, to be tall; hill

Words derived from “ballok”

  • bollock
  • bollocky
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