Balz
Meaning
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- courtship display
- mating season
Concepts
Pronounced as (IPA)
/balt͡s/
Etymology
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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