Where does “fußballbegeistert” come from?
fußballbegeistert (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.
fußballbegeistert (German): enthusiastic for football
Definitions
- enthusiastic for football
Ancestry of “fußballbegeistert”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 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 |