Where does “bal” come from?

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

Ancestry of “bal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonball—
2Northern Samibállutesticle, ball
3Northern Samiballátto become scared
4Proto-Samicpëlājëtēkto become scared
5Proto-Samicpëlëtēkto fear
6Proto-Uralicpele-to fear

Words derived from “bal”

Every word from Proto-Uralic pele- →Every word from Proto-Samic pëlëtēk →Every word from Proto-Samic pëlājëtēk →