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bal.

ball (formal dance)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbal//bɒl/Middle, Polish[ˈbal]
  1. ball (formal dance)

    inanimate · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-der. Late Latin ballareder. Old French baller Old French bal French balbor. Polish bal Borrowed from French bal. First attested in 1665–1683.

noun/ˈbal//bɒl/Middle, Polish[ˈbal]
  1. log (large cut piece of wood)

    inanimate · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *balkô Proto-West Germanic *balkō Old High German balko German Balkenbor. Polish bal Borrowed from German Balken. First attested in 1594.

noun/ˈbal//bɒl/Middle, Polish[ˈbal]
  1. bale (rounded bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation, ten reams)

    inanimate · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Middle High German ballebor. Old Polish bal Polish bal Inherited from Old Polish bal.

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