Where does “balling” come from?
balling (English) comes from English basketballing, from English basketball, 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.
balling (English): present participle of ball
Definitions
- present participle of ball
Ancestry of “balling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | basketballing | Playing basketball; The playing of basketball |
| 2 | English | basketball | A sport in which two opposing teams of five... |
| 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 |