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balast.

ballast

6 characters2 syllables approx.Čeština language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈbalast]

  1. ballast

    inanimate · masculine

  2. burden, encumbrance

    inanimate · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂-der. Proto-Germanic *hlaþaną Proto-West Germanic *hlaþan Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Germanic *-þiz Proto-West Germanic *-þi Proto-West Germanic *hlastider. Middle Low German ballastbor. German Ballastbor. Czech balast Borrowed from German Ballast.

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