Balz

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (feminine) courtship display
2. (feminine) mating season

Name

a diminutive of the male given name Balthasar

Sinonieme

Balzen

Umwerben

Vertalings

courtship

festeig

galanteig

feasting

lovemaking

mating

mating season

proposal of marriage

briguant

corteggiamento

balts

galanteio

cortejamento

cortejo

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/balt͡s/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle High German: balz

Verwante met Middle High German: balzieren

In summary

From Middle High German balz, also balzer (“courtship, mop of hair, ponytail”), attested from the 14th century onwards. Compare Middle High German balzieren (“to tie one's hair into a ponytail”). Further etymology unknown. Possibly linked to Proto-Germanic *baltijaz.