Where does “balle” come from?

balle (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin balla, from Frankish balla, from Proto-Germanic balluz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Ancestry of “balle”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Medieval Latin	balla	—
2	Frankish	balla	—
3	Proto-Germanic	balluz	round object, ball; ball of the hand, foot, etc
4	Proto-Indo-European	bʰel-	to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5	Proto-Indo-European	bʰōl-	—

Words derived from “balle”

ballot
ballotin
balloter
e-ballot
ballotless
embale
ballotation
abaleo
balota
antibalas
bala
balacera
balazo
abalear
balear
ballottaggio
balla
balota
balle
ballotta
балл
baluchon
ballotin
ballot

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →

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