Where does “bál” come from?

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

bál (Old Norse): fire

Definitions

  1. fire

Ancestry of “bál”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bál”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →