Where does “snowballer” come from?
snowballer (English) comes from English snowball, 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.
snowballer (English): One who makes or throws snowballs
Definitions
- One who makes or throws snowballs
Ancestry of “snowballer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | snowball | A ball of snow, usually one made in the hand and... |
| 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 |