Where does “honkbalclub” come from?

honkbalclub (Dutch) comes from Dutch honkbal, from English baseball, 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.

honkbalclub (Dutch): baseball club association

Definitions

  1. baseball club association

Ancestry of “honkbalclub”, step by step

honkbalclub traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch honkbal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhonkbalbaseball
2EnglishbaseballA sport common in North America, the Caribbean,...
3EnglishBallsurname
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

via Dutch club

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchclubclub, association; club
2EnglishclubAn association of members joining together for...
3Middle EnglishclubbeAn club or baton; A clump or lump; a pile
4Old Norseklubbacudgel
5Proto-Germanicklumpôclasp; clamp; lump; mass; clump
6Proto-Indo-Europeanglemb-log, block
7Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelH-
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