Where does “slingball” come from?
slingball (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.
slingball (English): A bullet made to be thrown using a sling
Definitions
- A bullet made to be thrown using a sling
Ancestry of “slingball”, step by step
slingball traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Ball
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ball | surname |
| 2 | Middle English | bal | A ball; A rounded or spherical lump or bump,... |
| 3 | Old English | beall | ball |
| 4 | English | beal | A small inflammatory tumor; pustule; To gather... |
| 5 | Old English | hyll | hill |
| 6 | Albanian | hulli | furrow |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hulliz | hill |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥Hnís | hill |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kelH- | to rise, to be tall; hill |
via English sling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sling | To throw with a circular or arcing motion; To... |
| 2 | English | spiderling | An immature spider; Any of various herbaceous... |
| 3 | English | Ling | Any of various codlike saltwater fish often used as food by humans, those of the genus Molva, in the family Lotidae |
| 4 | Middle English | ling | Any of various varieties of heather or broom |
| 5 | Old Norse | lyng | heather, ling |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lingwą | heather, ling |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰ- | light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,... |