Where does “커브볼” come from?
커브볼 (Korean) comes from English curveball, 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.
커브볼 (Korean): a curveball
Definitions
- a curveball
Ancestry of “커브볼”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | curveball | A forespin pitch thrown by rotating the index 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 |