Where does “totaalvoetbal” come from?
totaalvoetbal (Dutch) comes from Dutch voetbal, from English football, from Middle English fotbal, from Middle English bal, from Old English beall, from English beal, from Old English hyll, from Albanian hulli — to rise, to be tall; hill.
totaalvoetbal (Dutch): total football
Definitions
- total football
Ancestry of “totaalvoetbal”, step by step
totaalvoetbal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch voetbal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | voetbal | football, soccer; football |
| 2 | English | football | A sport played on foot in which teams attempt to... |
| 3 | Middle English | fotbal | football game played with a ball; ancestor of soccer, American football, and rugby |
| 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 |