Where does “бе́йзбол” come from?
бе́йзбол (Bulgarian) comes from English baseball, from English Ball, from Middle English bal, from Old English beall, from English beal, from Old English hyll, from Albanian hulli, from Proto-Germanic hulliz — to rise, to be tall; hill.
бе́йзбол (Bulgarian): baseball game
Definitions
- baseball game
Ancestry of “бе́йзбол”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | baseball | A sport common in North America, the Caribbean,... |
| 2 | English | Ball | surname |
| 3 | Middle English | bal | A ball; A rounded or spherical lump or bump,... |
| 4 | Old English | beall | ball |
| 5 | English | beal | A small inflammatory tumor; pustule; To gather... |
| 6 | Old English | hyll | hill |
| 7 | Albanian | hulli | furrow |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hulliz | hill |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥Hnís | hill |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kelH- | to rise, to be tall; hill |