Where does “balling gun” come from?
balling gun (English) comes from English balling, from English basketballing, from English basketball, from English Ball, from Middle English bal, from Old English beall, from English beal, from Old English hyll — to rise, to be tall; hill.
balling gun (English): A device for forcing a pill or bolus of medicine down the throat of an animal
Definitions
- A device for forcing a pill or bolus of medicine down the throat of an animal
Ancestry of “balling gun”, step by step
balling gun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English balling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | balling | present participle of ball |
| 2 | English | basketballing | Playing basketball; The playing of basketball |
| 3 | English | basketball | A sport in which two opposing teams of five... |
| 4 | English | Ball | surname |
| 5 | Middle English | bal | A ball; A rounded or spherical lump or bump,... |
| 6 | Old English | beall | ball |
| 7 | English | beal | A small inflammatory tumor; pustule; To gather... |
| 8 | Old English | hyll | hill |
| 9 | Albanian | hulli | furrow |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | hulliz | hill |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥Hnís | hill |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kelH- | to rise, to be tall; hill |
via English gun
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gun | A device for projecting a hard object very... |
| 2 | Middle English | gunne | A trebuchet or similar kind of pellet-firing... |
| 3 | Old Norse | Gunnhildr | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | Gunnr | battle, war |
| 5 | Old Norse | guðr | battle, war |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gunþiz | battle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰéntis | striking, killing |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |