Where does “ball” come from?

ball (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic ballos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

ball (Old Irish): a body part; member of a group; part, portion

Definitions

  1. a body part; member of a group; part, portion

Ancestry of “ball”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticballosmember, penis
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “ball”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Celtic ballos →