Where does “stoopball” come from?
stoopball (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.
stoopball (English): A game played by bouncing a ball off a step or...
Definitions
- A game played by bouncing a ball off a step or...
Ancestry of “stoopball”, step by step
stoopball 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 stoop
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stoop | The staircase and landing or porch leading to the... |
| 2 | Middle English | stoupen | To bend over; to stoop or hunch |
| 3 | Old English | stūpian | to stoop, bend the back, slope; to bow, bend |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *stūpōn | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stūpōną | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewb- | to push, hit; to push; stick; to push, butt,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |