1. Etymology of the English word ball
the English word ball
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *balluz
Derivations in English
ballbreaker, ballflower, ballplayer, ballpoint, baseball, beachball, blackball, blowball, boxball, broomball, cannonball, fastball, fireball, forkball, fuzzball, glueball, goofball, greaseball, hairball, hardball, kickball, lowball, meatball, mothball, netball, puffball, punchball, rootball, sourball, speedball, tetherball, ballpark, eightball, gumball, highball, oddball, pinball, pushball, spitball, stickball, volleyball, ballup, football, snowball, bald, ballsy, trackball, basket, horse-ball, softball, ballingDerivations in other languages
Italian motoballCognates
Dutch balkon, Dutch bal, English balcony, French bal, French balle, French balcon, German Ball, German Balkon, Icelandic ball, Italian balcone, Italian balla, Italian palla, Italian ballo, Lithuanian balas, Lithuanian balkonas, Norwegian balkong, Polish bal, Polish balkon, Portuguese balcão, Provençal bal, Russian бaл, Russian бaлкон, Spanish baile, Spanish bala, Spanish balcon, Swedish balkong, Swedish boll, Swedish bal, Yiddish balUsage
Word found in Modern English2. Etymology of the English word ball
derived from the English word ball
