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Where does “fotbalový” come from?

fotbalový (Czech) comes from Czech fotbal, from English football, from Middle English fotbal, from Middle English bal, from Old English beall, from English beal, from Old English hyll, from Albanian hulli — to rise, to be tall; hill.

fotbalový (Czech): football , soccer , association football

Definitions

  1. football , soccer , association football

Ancestry of “fotbalový”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechfotbalfootball , soccer , association football
2EnglishfootballA sport played on foot in which teams attempt to...
3Middle Englishfotbal—
4Middle EnglishbalA ball; A rounded or spherical lump or bump,...
5Old Englishbeallball
6EnglishbealA small inflammatory tumor; pustule; To gather...
7Old Englishhyllhill
8Albanianhullifurrow
9Proto-Germanichullizhill
10Proto-Indo-Europeankl̥Hníshill
11Proto-Indo-EuropeankelH-to rise, to be tall; hill
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