Where does “körfuboltaþjálfari” come from?
körfuboltaþjálfari (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic körfubolti, from English basketball, 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.
körfuboltaþjálfari (Icelandic): basketball coach
Ancestry of “körfuboltaþjálfari”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | körfubolti | basketball |
| 2 | English | basketball | A sport in which two opposing teams of five... |
| 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 |