Where does “footbrawl” come from?
footbrawl (English) comes from English brawl, from French branler, from Middle French bransler, from Old French bransler, from Old French brandeler, from Old French brand, from Vulgar Latin brandus, from Frankish brand — to bear, carry.
footbrawl (English): The sport of football when regarded as violent
Definitions
- The sport of football when regarded as violent
Ancestry of “footbrawl”, step by step
footbrawl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English brawl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | brawl | A disorderly argument or fight, usually with a... |
| 2 | French | branler | to shake; to touch; to do |
| 3 | Middle French | bransler | to shake |
| 4 | Old French | bransler | to shake , move |
| 5 | Old French | brandeler | to shake, wave; to agitate |
| 6 | Old French | brand | — |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | brandus | firebrand, flaming sword, sword; firebrand;... |
| 8 | Frankish | brand | sword; burnt log; brand; cinder; firebrand,... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | brandaz | fire; flash; flame; burning; flaming; firebrand;... |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | brinnaną | to burn, to be on fire |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewh₁- | to boil; to brew |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |
via English football
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | football | A sport played on foot in which teams attempt to... |
| 2 | Middle English | fotbal | football game played with a ball; ancestor of soccer, American football, and rugby |
| 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 |