Where does “balast” come from?

balast (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German ballast, from Russian балласт, from Dutch ballast, from Middle Dutch ballast.

balast (Serbo-Croatian): ballast

Definitions

  1. ballast

Ancestry of “balast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanballastballast
2Russianбалластballast; dead weight
3Dutchballastballast; baggage
4Middle Dutchballast—
Every word from Middle Dutch ballast →Every word from Dutch ballast →Every word from Russian балласт →