Where does “basketballer” come from?
basketballer (English) comes from Dutch basketbal, 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.
basketballer (English): A basketball player; a person who plays...
Definitions
- A basketball player; a person who plays...
Ancestry of “basketballer”, step by step
basketballer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch basketbal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | basketbal | 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 |
via German Basketball
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Basketball | basketball |