Where does “Fußballanhänger” come from?
Fußballanhänger (German) comes from German Fußball, from English football, from Middle English fotbal, from Middle English bal, from Old English beall, from English beal, from Old English hyll, from Albanian hulli — to rise, to be tall; hill.
Fußballanhänger (German): football supporter, football fan
Definitions
- football supporter, football fan
Ancestry of “Fußballanhänger”, step by step
Fußballanhänger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Fußball
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Fußball | the sport of association football; soccer; the... |
| 2 | English | football | A sport played on foot in which teams attempt to... |
| 3 | Middle English | fotbal | football game played with a ball; ancestor of soccer, American football, and rugby |
| 4 | Middle English | bal | A ball; A rounded or spherical lump or bump,... |
| 5 | Old English | beall | ball |
| 6 | English | beal | A small inflammatory tumor; pustule; To gather... |
| 7 | Old English | hyll | hill |
| 8 | Albanian | hulli | furrow |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | hulliz | hill |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥Hnís | hill |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kelH- | to rise, to be tall; hill |
via German Anhänger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Anhänger | agent noun of anhängen |
| 2 | German | anhängen | To hang, to make something linger while fixed at |
| 3 | German | an | on; upon; at; in; against; by; near; close to;... |
| 4 | Middle High German | āne | without |
| 5 | Old High German | āna | without |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |