Where does “bål” come from?

bål (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse bál, from Proto-Germanic bēlą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bål (Norwegian Bokmål): a bonfire

Definitions

  1. a bonfire

Ancestry of “bål”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebálfire
2Proto-Germanicbēląfire; pyre
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “bål”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →