Where does “herumballern” come from?

herumballern (German) comes from German ballern, from Middle High German bollern, from Middle Low German balderen.

herumballern (German): to shoot in all directions

Definitions

  1. to shoot in all directions

Ancestry of “herumballern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanballernto bang; to shoot, "particularly:" to be...
2Middle High Germanbollern
3Middle Low Germanbalderen
Every word from Middle Low German balderenEvery word from Middle High German bollernEvery word from German ballern