Where does “bǫl” come from?

bǫl (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic balwą, from Proto-Germanic balwaz — sick; bad, evil, wicked; torturous, painful,...

bǫl (Old Norse): bale, misfortune

Definitions

  1. bale, misfortune

Ancestry of “bǫl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbalwąevil, misfortune
2Proto-Germanicbalwazsick; bad, evil, wicked; torturous, painful,...

Words derived from “bǫl”

Every word from Proto-Germanic balwaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic balwą →
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