Where does “volleyballer” come from?
volleyballer (English) comes from Dutch volleyballen, from Dutch volleybal, from English volleyball, from English Ball, from Middle English bal, from Old English beall, from English beal, from Old English hyll — to rise, to be tall; hill.
volleyballer (English): A volleyball player
Definitions
- A volleyball player
Ancestry of “volleyballer”, step by step
volleyballer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch volleyballen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | volleyballen | to play volleyball |
| 2 | Dutch | volleybal | volleyball the sport |
| 3 | English | volleyball | A game played on a rectangular court between two... |
| 4 | English | Ball | surname |
| 5 | Middle English | bal | A ball; A rounded or spherical lump or bump,... |
| 6 | Old English | beall | ball |
| 7 | English | beal | A small inflammatory tumor; pustule; To gather... |
| 8 | Old English | hyll | hill |
| 9 | Albanian | hulli | furrow |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | hulliz | hill |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥Hnís | hill |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kelH- | to rise, to be tall; hill |
via German Volleyball
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Volleyball | volleyball (game) |