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Where does “balwą” come from?

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

balwą (Proto-Germanic): evil, misfortune

Definitions

  1. evil, misfortune

Ancestry of “balwą”, step by step

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

Words derived from “balwą”

  • B
  • ball
  • baseball
  • basketball
  • ballet
  • ballroom
  • bale
  • eyeball
  • volleyball
  • ballpark
  • fireball
  • fastball
  • ballpoint
  • cannonball
  • pinball
  • oddball
  • handball
  • ballplayer
  • balling
  • racquetball
  • hardball
  • highball
  • curveball
  • screwball
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