Where does “sinkerballing” come from?

sinkerballing (English) comes from English sinkerball, from English sinker, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.

sinkerballing (English): The pitching of sinkerballs

Definitions

  1. The pitching of sinkerballs

Ancestry of “sinkerballing”, step by step

sinkerballing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sinkerball

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsinkerballA sinker
2EnglishsinkerOne who sinks something; A weight used in fishing...
3English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
4Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
5Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
6Latin-ārefirst conjugation
7Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
8Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
11Chichewaiyehe, she

via English ing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishingA meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;...
2Middle Englishing
3Old Englishingmeadow, water meadow, ing
4Old Norseengmeadow
5Proto-GermanicangijōA low lying meadow in a valley or near a river
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énkoscurve, bend
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from English -erEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti