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Proto-Germanic *balwą (inherited)
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Proto-Germanic *balwaz (inherited)
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Old High German balo (cognate)
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Old Norse bǫl (cognate)
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Old Frisian balu (cognate)
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Old Saxon balu (cognate)
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English bale (inherited)
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Middle English bale (inherited)
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Old High German balo (cognate)