Where does “Wurzelballen” come from?
Wurzelballen (German) comes from German Ballen, from Middle High German balle, from Old High German ballo, from Old High German bal, from Northern Sami bállu, from Northern Sami ballát, from Proto-Samic pëlājëtēk, from Proto-Samic pëlëtēk — to fear.
Wurzelballen (German): rootball
Definitions
- rootball
Ancestry of “Wurzelballen”, step by step
Wurzelballen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Ballen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Ballen | bale; ball, pad; gerund of ballen |
| 2 | Middle High German | balle | — |
| 3 | Old High German | ballo | — |
| 4 | Old High German | bal | 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 |