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

  1. knuckleball

Ancestry of “너클볼”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishknuckleballA pitch thrown with the ball gripped on the...
2EnglishBallsurname
3Middle EnglishbalA ball; A rounded or spherical lump or bump,...
4Old Englishbeallball
5EnglishbealA small inflammatory tumor; pustule; To gather...
6Old Englishhyllhill
7Albanianhullifurrow
8Proto-Germanichullizhill
9Proto-Indo-Europeankl̥Hníshill
10Proto-Indo-EuropeankelH-to rise, to be tall; hill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelH-