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

  1. footballer, football player, soccer player

Ancestry of “Fußballerin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFußballerfootballer British; football player Britain, soccer player US, Canada, Australia
2GermanFußballthe sport of association football; soccer; the...
3EnglishfootballA sport played on foot in which teams attempt to...
4Middle Englishfotbalfootball game played with a ball; ancestor of soccer, American football, and rugby
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kl̥HnísEvery word from Proto-Germanic hulliz