Where does “goofballness” come from?

goofballness (English) comes from English goofball, from English -ball, 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.

goofballness (English): The quality of being a goofball

Definitions

  1. The quality of being a goofball

Ancestry of “goofballness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgoofballA foolish or silly person or animal; A pill or...
2English-ballforms nouns with the meaning "one who is characterized by"
3EnglishBallsurname
4Middle EnglishbalA ball; A rounded or spherical lump or bump,...
5Old Englishbeallball
6EnglishbealA small inflammatory tumor; pustule; To gather...
7Old Englishhyllhill
8Albanianhullifurrow
9Proto-Germanichullizhill
10Proto-Indo-Europeankl̥Hníshill
11Proto-Indo-EuropeankelH-to rise, to be tall; hill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelH-