Where does “Foussball” come from?
Foussball (Luxembourgish) comes from German Fußball, from English football, from Middle English fotbal, from Middle English bal, from Old English beall, from English beal, from Old English hyll, from Albanian hulli — to rise, to be tall; hill.
Foussball (Luxembourgish): football (ball)
Definitions
- football (ball)
Ancestry of “Foussball”, step by step
Foussball traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Fußball
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Fußball | the sport of association football; soccer; the... |
| 2 | English | football | A sport played on foot in which teams attempt to... |
| 3 | Middle English | fotbal | football game played with a ball; ancestor of soccer, American football, and rugby |
| 4 | Middle English | bal | A ball; A rounded or spherical lump or bump,... |
| 5 | Old English | beall | ball |
| 6 | English | beal | A small inflammatory tumor; pustule; To gather... |
| 7 | Old English | hyll | hill |
| 8 | Albanian | hulli | furrow |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | hulliz | hill |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥Hnís | hill |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kelH- | to rise, to be tall; hill |
via Luxembourgish Ball
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | Ball | ball (round object for playing sports) |
| 2 | Old High German | bal | ball |
via Luxembourgish Fouss
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | Fouss | foot |