Where does “ballô” come from?

ballô (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

ballô (Proto-Germanic): ball

Definitions

  1. ball

Ancestry of “ballô”, step by step

ballô traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European bʰel-

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

via Proto-Indo-European bʰoln-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰoln-round thing, bubble; bubble; a bubble

Words derived from “ballô”

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