Balz

Meaning

Concepts

Pronounced as (IPA)
/balt͡s/
Etymology

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.

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