Where does “goalscoring” come from?
goalscoring (English) comes from English scoring, from English score, from Middle English score, from Old English scoru, from Old Norse skór, from Proto-Germanic skōhaz, from Proto-Indo-European skewk-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew- — to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...
goalscoring (English): The scoring of goals
Definitions
- The scoring of goals
Ancestry of “goalscoring”, step by step
goalscoring traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English scoring
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scoring | Of something or someone that scores; The process... |
| 2 | English | score | The total number of goals, points, runs, etc.... |
| 3 | Middle English | score | score |
| 4 | Old English | scoru | notch; tally; score |
| 5 | Old Norse | skór | shoe |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skōhaz | shoe |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skewk- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kew- | to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,... |
via English goal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | goal | A result that one is attempting to achieve; In... |
| 2 | Middle English | gol | boundary, limit |
| 3 | Old English | gāl | obstacle, barrier, marker; wanton; wicked; bad;... |
| 4 | Basque | gailu | device |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gailō | a gap; crevice; chasm; ravine |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰēy- | to yawn, gape; to go |