Where does “Ameerika jalgpall” come from?
Ameerika jalgpall (Estonian) comes from Estonian jalgpall, from Estonian pall, from Middle Low German bal, from Old Saxon ball, from Northern Sami bállu, from Northern Sami ballát, from Proto-Samic pëlājëtēk, from Proto-Samic pëlëtēk — to fear.
Ameerika jalgpall (Estonian): American football
Definitions
- American football
Ancestry of “Ameerika jalgpall”, step by step
Ameerika jalgpall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Estonian jalgpall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonian | jalgpall | football |
| 2 | Estonian | pall | ball |
| 3 | Middle Low German | bal | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | ball | — |
| 5 | Northern Sami | bállu | testicle, ball |
| 6 | Northern Sami | ballát | to become scared |
| 7 | Proto-Samic | pëlājëtēk | to become scared |
| 8 | Proto-Samic | pëlëtēk | to fear |
| 9 | Proto-Uralic | pele- | to fear |
via Estonian Ameerika
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonian | Ameerika | — |