Where does “balje” come from?

balje (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from French baille, from Latin baiula, from Latin bāiulus, from Proto-Germanic pakkô — bundle; pack; package.

balje (Norwegian Nynorsk): tub

Definitions

  1. tub

Ancestry of “balje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbailletub; water
2Latinbaiulasecond-person singular present active imperative...
3Latinbāiulusa carrier: a porter
4Proto-Germanicpakkôbundle; pack; package
Every word from Proto-Germanic pakkô →Every word from Latin bāiulus →Every word from Latin baiula →