Where does “sneeuwballengevecht” come from?
sneeuwballengevecht (Dutch) comes from Dutch sneeuwbal, 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.
sneeuwballengevecht (Dutch): snowball fight
Definitions
- snowball fight
Ancestry of “sneeuwballengevecht”, step by step
sneeuwballengevecht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch sneeuwbal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | sneeuwbal | snowball, ball of snow |
| 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 |