Where does “너클볼” come from?
너클볼 (Korean) comes from English knuckleball, 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.
너클볼 (Korean): knuckleball
Definitions
- knuckleball
Ancestry of “너클볼”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | knuckleball | A pitch thrown with the ball gripped on the... |
| 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 |