Where does “hardballer” come from?
hardballer (English) comes from English hardball, 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 — to rise, to be tall; hill.
hardballer (English): One who plays the sport of hardball; One who...
Definitions
- One who plays the sport of hardball; One who...
Ancestry of “hardballer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | hardball | In baseball, a type of ball and baseball game, as... |
| 2 | English | Ball | surname |
| 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 |