Where does “knuckleballer” come from?
knuckleballer (English) comes from English knuckleball, 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.
knuckleballer (English): A baseball pitcher known for throwing...
Definitions
- A baseball pitcher known for throwing...
Ancestry of “knuckleballer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | knuckleball | A pitch thrown with the ball gripped on the... |
| 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 |