Where does “handballen” come from?
handballen (Dutch) comes from Dutch handbal, from Dutch bal, from Middle Dutch bal, from Old Dutch bal, from Frankish ball, from Northern Sami bállu, from Northern Sami ballát, from Proto-Samic pëlājëtēk — to fear.
handballen (Dutch): to play handball (European rules)
Definitions
- to play handball (European rules)
Ancestry of “handballen”, step by step
handballen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch handbal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | handbal | handball (European handball) |
| 2 | Dutch | bal | a ball or any object with such a shape; testicle,... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | bal | ball (round object), sphere |
| 4 | Old Dutch | bal | — |
| 5 | Frankish | ball | — |
| 6 | Northern Sami | bállu | testicle, ball |
| 7 | Northern Sami | ballát | to become scared |
| 8 | Proto-Samic | pëlājëtēk | to become scared |
| 9 | Proto-Samic | pëlëtēk | to fear |
| 10 | Proto-Uralic | pele- | to fear |