Where does “gridiron football” come from?
gridiron football (English) comes from English football, from Middle English fotbal, from Middle English bal, from Old English beall, from English beal, from Old English hyll, from Albanian hulli, from Proto-Germanic hulliz — to rise, to be tall; hill.
gridiron football (English): collectively, Canadian football and American...
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- collectively, Canadian football and American...
Ancestry of “gridiron football”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | football | A sport played on foot in which teams attempt to... |
| 2 | Middle English | fotbal | — |
| 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 |