Where does “Fußballerin” come from?
Fußballerin (German) comes from German Fußballer, 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 — to rise, to be tall; hill.
Fußballerin (German): footballer, football player, soccer player
Definitions
- footballer, football player, soccer player
Ancestry of “Fußballerin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Fußballer | footballer British; football player Britain, soccer player US, Canada, Australia |
| 2 | German | Fußball | the sport of association football; soccer; the... |
| 3 | English | football | A sport played on foot in which teams attempt to... |
| 4 | Middle English | fotbal | football game played with a ball; ancestor of soccer, American football, and rugby |
| 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 |