Where does “Volleyballspiel” come from?
Volleyballspiel (German) comes from German Volleyball, from English volleyball, from English Ball, from Middle English bal, from Old English beall, from English beal, from Old English hyll, from Albanian hulli — to rise, to be tall; hill.
Volleyballspiel (German): volleyball; volleyball match, volleyball game
Definitions
- volleyball; volleyball match, volleyball game
Ancestry of “Volleyballspiel”, step by step
Volleyballspiel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Volleyball
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Volleyball | volleyball (game) |
| 2 | English | volleyball | A game played on a rectangular court between two... |
| 3 | English | Ball | surname |
| 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 |