Where does “bofbalveld” come from?
bofbalveld (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans bofbal, from Afrikaans bal, from Dutch bal, from Middle Dutch bal, from Old Dutch bal, from Frankish ball, from Northern Sami bállu, from Northern Sami ballát — to fear.
bofbalveld (Afrikaans): baseball field
Definitions
- baseball field
Ancestry of “bofbalveld”, step by step
bofbalveld traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans bofbal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | bofbal | baseball; baseball; a ball used to play baseball... |
| 2 | Afrikaans | bal | A ball |
| 3 | Dutch | bal | a ball or any object with such a shape; testicle,... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | bal | ball (round object), sphere |
| 5 | Old Dutch | bal | — |
| 6 | Frankish | ball | — |
| 7 | Northern Sami | bállu | testicle, ball |
| 8 | Northern Sami | ballát | to become scared |
| 9 | Proto-Samic | pëlājëtēk | to become scared |
| 10 | Proto-Samic | pëlëtēk | to fear |
| 11 | Proto-Uralic | pele- | to fear |
via Afrikaans veld
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | veld | A field, open country; A patch or grass and/or... |
| 2 | Dutch | veld | A field, open country; An agricultural field; A... |
| 3 | Dutch | fles | bottle |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | flassche | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | flaska | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | flaskā | bottle, flask |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | flaskǭ | a plaiting-covered vessel; bottle, flask |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | flehtaną | to plait, to weave |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |