Where does “volleybalteam” come from?
volleybalteam (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.
volleybalteam (Dutch): a volleyball team
Definitions
- a volleyball team
Ancestry of “volleybalteam”, step by step
volleybalteam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch volleybal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | volleybal | volleyball the sport |
| 2 | English | volleyball | A game played on a rectangular court between two... |
| 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 team
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | team | team (group of people) |
| 2 | English | team | A set of draught animals, such as two horses in... |
| 3 | Middle English | tem | Alternative form of teme; Alternative form of... |
| 4 | Old English | tēam | team; child-bearing, offspring, brood, set of... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *taum | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | taumaz | a tie; tether; rope; cord; strap; leash; bridle;... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | taugijaną | to stretch, draw |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |