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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

  1. A volleyball player

Ancestry of “volleyballer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvolleyballen—
2Dutchvolleybal—
3EnglishvolleyballA game played on a rectangular court between two...
4EnglishBallsurname
5Middle EnglishbalA ball; A rounded or spherical lump or bump,...
6Old Englishbeallball
7EnglishbealA small inflammatory tumor; pustule; To gather...
8Old Englishhyllhill
9Albanianhullifurrow
10Proto-Germanichullizhill
11Proto-Indo-Europeankl̥Hníshill
12Proto-Indo-EuropeankelH-to rise, to be tall; hill
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