Where does “basketballkurv” come from?
basketballkurv (Danish) comes from Danish basketball, from English basketball, from English Ball, from Middle English bal, from Old English beall, from English beal, from Old English hyll, from Albanian hulli — to rise, to be tall; hill.
basketballkurv (Danish): basketball hoop
Definitions
- basketball hoop
Ancestry of “basketballkurv”, step by step
basketballkurv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish basketball
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | basketball | basketball |
| 2 | English | basketball | A sport in which two opposing teams of five... |
| 3 | English | Ball | surname |
| 4 | Middle English | bal | A ball; A rounded or spherical lump or bump,... |
| 5 | Old English | beall | ball |
| 6 | English | beal | A small inflammatory tumor; pustule; To gather... |
| 7 | Old English | hyll | hill |
| 8 | Albanian | hulli | furrow |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | hulliz | hill |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥Hnís | hill |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kelH- | to rise, to be tall; hill |
via Danish kurv
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | kurv | basket; imperative of kurve |
| 2 | Old Danish | korw | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | korf | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | korf | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *korb | — |
| 6 | Latin | corbis | basket; basketful |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | korb | basket |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | kurbaz | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | krebô | basket |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |