Where does “flutterball” come from?
flutterball (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.
flutterball (English): A type of pitch; knuckleball
Definitions
- A type of pitch; knuckleball
Ancestry of “flutterball”, step by step
flutterball traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Ball
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ball | surname |
| 2 | Middle English | bal | A ball; A rounded or spherical lump or bump,... |
| 3 | Old English | beall | ball |
| 4 | English | beal | A small inflammatory tumor; pustule; To gather... |
| 5 | Old English | hyll | hill |
| 6 | Albanian | hulli | furrow |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hulliz | hill |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥Hnís | hill |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kelH- | to rise, to be tall; hill |
via English flutter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | flutter | To flap or wave quickly but irregularly; Of a... |
| 2 | Middle English | floteren | To be held up or be supported by water; to float;... |
| 3 | Old English | floterian | to float |
| 4 | Old English | flotian | to float |
| 5 | Frankish | flotōn | to float, swim |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | flutōną | to float; drift |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plewd- | to fly, flow, run |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |