Where does “כדורסל” come from?
כדורסל (Hebrew) comes from English basketball, from English Ball, from Middle English bal, from Old English beall, from English beal, from Old English hyll, from Albanian hulli, from Proto-Germanic hulliz — to rise, to be tall; hill.
כדורסל (Hebrew): basketball
Definitions
- basketball
Ancestry of “כדורסל”, step by step
כדורסל traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English basketball
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | basketball | A sport in which two opposing teams of five... |
| 2 | English | Ball | surname |
| 3 | Middle English | bal | A ball; A rounded or spherical lump or bump,... |
| 4 | Old English | beall | ball |
| 5 | English | beal | A small inflammatory tumor; pustule; To gather... |
| 6 | Old English | hyll | hill |
| 7 | Albanian | hulli | furrow |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hulliz | hill |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥Hnís | hill |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kelH- | to rise, to be tall; hill |
via Hebrew כַּדּוּר
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | כַּדּוּר | ball |
via Hebrew סַל
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | סַל | basket |