Where does “honkbalspeler” come from?
honkbalspeler (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.
honkbalspeler (Dutch): baseball player
Definitions
- baseball player
Ancestry of “honkbalspeler”, step by step
honkbalspeler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch honkbal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | honkbal | baseball |
| 2 | English | baseball | A sport common in North America, the Caribbean,... |
| 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 Dutch speler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | speler | a player, someone who plays a game; a player,... |
| 2 | Dutch | spelen | to play |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | spēlen | to play, to have fun |
| 4 | Old Dutch | spilon | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | spilōn | to play; to dance, move |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |