Where does “bal” come from?

bal (Old Polish) comes from Middle High German balle, from Old High German ballo, from Old High German bal, from Northern Sami bállu, from Northern Sami ballát, from Proto-Samic pëlājëtēk, from Proto-Samic pëlëtēk, from Proto-Uralic pele- — to fear.

bal (Old Polish): bale

Definitions

  1. bale

Ancestry of “bal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanballe—
2Old High Germanballo—
3Old High Germanbalball
4Northern Samibállutesticle, ball
5Northern Samiballátto become scared
6Proto-Samicpëlājëtēkto become scared
7Proto-Samicpëlëtēkto fear
8Proto-Uralicpele-to fear

Words derived from “bal”

Every word from Proto-Uralic pele- →Every word from Proto-Samic pëlëtēk →Every word from Proto-Samic pëlājëtēk →