Where does “balljoint” come from?
balljoint (English) comes from English ball, from Middle English ball, from Middle English bal, from Old English beall, from English beal, from Old English hyll, from Albanian hulli, from Proto-Germanic hulliz — to rise, to be tall; hill.
balljoint (English): ball-and-socket joint
Ancestry of “balljoint”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | ball | A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical... |
| 2 | Middle English | ball | Alternative form of bal; Alternative form of bale |
| 3 | Middle English | bal | A ball; A rounded or spherical lump or bump,... |
| 4 | Old English | beall | ball |
| 5 | English | beal | A small inflammatory tumor; pustule; To gather... |
| 6 | Old English | hyll | hill |
| 7 | Albanian | hulli | furrow |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hulliz | hill |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥Hnís | hill |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kelH- | to rise, to be tall; hill |