Etymology of the French word bal

Date

The earliest known usage of bal in French dates from the 12th century.

Derivations in other languages

Romanian bal

Cognates

Dutch balkon, Dutch bal, English balcony, English ball, 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 bal