Where does “ゴールボール” come from?
ゴールボール (Japanese) comes from English goalball, 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.
ゴールボール (Japanese): goalball
Definitions
- goalball
Ancestry of “ゴールボール”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | goalball | A ball game, designed for the blind, in which... |
| 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 |