Etymograph

English

timbal

Timbal may come from French timbale ‘timbale (mould)’.

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presenttimbale1‘timbale (mould)’uncertain
  2. Englishtodaytimbal1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English timbal

Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presenttimbaleWiktionary, English timbal‘timbale (mould)’uncertain
  2. EnglishtodaytimbalWiktionary, English timbal

Every English word from French timbale

Today it means

noun A kettledrum.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “timbal”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / French timbale / timbal

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