Where does “bål” come from?
bål (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse bál, from Proto-Germanic bēlą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
bål (Norwegian Nynorsk): a bonfire
Definitions
- a bonfire
Ancestry of “bål”, step by step
bål traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse bál
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | bál | fire |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | bēlą | fire; pyre |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Norwegian Nynorsk bala
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | bala | to make noise; to struggle; definite plural of... |