Where does “woodsball” come from?
woodsball (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.
woodsball (English): A form of paintball played in a natural outdoor...
Definitions
- A form of paintball played in a natural outdoor...
Ancestry of “woodsball”, step by step
woodsball 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 woods
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | woods | plural of wood; A dense collection of trees... |
| 2 | English | wood | The substance making up the central part of the... |
| 3 | Middle English | wode | madness, insanity, an overmastering emotion,... |
| 4 | Old English | wudu | wood; forest, woods; tree |
| 5 | Old English | widu | wood, forest, grove; tree; timber |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | widuz | wood |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | widʰu- | forest, wood; tree, beam |