Where does “murderball” come from?

murderball (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European kl̥Hnís — to rise, to be tall; hill.

murderball (English): A team sport resembling dodgeball in which...

Definitions

  1. A team sport resembling dodgeball in which...

Ancestry of “murderball”, step by step

murderball traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Ball

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBallsurname
2Middle EnglishbalA ball; A rounded or spherical lump or bump,...
3Old Englishbeallball
4EnglishbealA small inflammatory tumor; pustule; To gather...
5Old Englishhyllhill
6Albanianhullifurrow
7Proto-Germanichullizhill
8Proto-Indo-Europeankl̥Hníshill
9Proto-Indo-EuropeankelH-to rise, to be tall; hill

via English murder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmurderThe crime of deliberately killing another person...
2Middle Englishmurder
3Middle Englishmurthremurder
4Old Englishmorþormurder; great sin or crime, enormity
5Proto-Germanicmurþrąmurder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmrtro-murder, death; killing
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelH-
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