Where does “미트볼” come from?
미트볼 (Korean) comes from English meatball, 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.
미트볼 (Korean): meatball
Definitions
- meatball
Ancestry of “미트볼”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | meatball | A ball of minced or ground meat, seasoned and... |
| 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 |