Etymology Explorer › Dutch

Where does “volleyballen” come from?

volleyballen (Dutch) comes from Dutch volleybal, from English volleyball, 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.

Ancestry of “volleyballen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvolleybal—
2EnglishvolleyballA game played on a rectangular court between two...
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelH- →