Where does “bladderball” come from?

bladderball (English) comes from English Ball, from Middle English bal, from Old English beall, from English beal, from Old English hyll, from Albanian hulli, from Proto-Germanic hulliz, from Proto-Indo-European kl̥Hnís — to rise, to be tall; hill.

bladderball (English): A variant of the sport of pushball, traditionally...

Definitions

  1. A variant of the sport of pushball, traditionally...

Ancestry of “bladderball”, step by step

bladderball traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Ball

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBallsurname
2Middle EnglishbalA ball; A rounded or spherical lump or bump,...
3Old Englishbeallball
4EnglishbealA small inflammatory tumor; pustule; To gather...
5Old Englishhyllhill
6Albanianhullifurrow
7Proto-Germanichullizhill
8Proto-Indo-Europeankl̥Hníshill
9Proto-Indo-EuropeankelH-to rise, to be tall; hill

via English bladder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbladderA flexible sac that can expand and contract and...
2Middle EnglishbladdreThe bladder; Any other bladder or sac; often used...
3Old Englishblæddre
4Proto-West Germanicblādrābladder
5Proto-Germanicblēdrǭbladder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₁dʰreh₂(n)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kl̥HnísEvery word from Proto-Germanic hulliz