Where does “balle” come from?
balle (Middle French) comes from Italian balla, from Old French balle, from Medieval Latin balla, from Frankish balla, from Proto-Germanic balluz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
balle (Middle French): ball; bundle
Definitions
- ball; bundle
Ancestry of “balle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | balla | large bundle, torsello, bale, reap; falsehood,... |
| 2 | Old French | balle | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | balla | — |
| 4 | Frankish | balla | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | balluz | round object, ball; ball of the hand, foot, etc |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |