Where does “באַל” come from?

באַל (Yiddish) comes 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.

באַל (Yiddish): ball

Definitions

  1. ball

Ancestry of “באַל”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbalball
2Northern Samibállutesticle, ball
3Northern Samiballátto become scared
4Proto-Samicpëlājëtēkto become scared
5Proto-Samicpëlëtēkto fear
6Proto-Uralicpele-to fear
Every word from Proto-Uralic pele- →Every word from Proto-Samic pëlëtēk →Every word from Proto-Samic pëlājëtēk →