Where does “lob” come from?
Lob comes from Danish lubbe, from Old Norse lubba, of uncertain origin and meaning.
lob (English): To throw or hit a ball into the air in a high...
Definitions
- To throw or hit a ball into the air in a high...
Ancestry of “lob”, step by step
lob traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English long
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | long | Having much distance from one terminating point... |
| 2 | English | longitude | Angular distance measured west or east of the... |
| 3 | Old French | longitude | — |
| 4 | Latin | longitūdō | length, longitude; longness |
| 5 | Latin | longus | far, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,... |
| 6 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Middle English lob
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | lob | Alternative form of loppe |
| 2 | Old English | lobbe | Alternative form of loppe; spider |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | lubbǭ | that which hangs or dangles |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lewbʰ- | to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lēw- | to sound, resound, sing out; to leave |