Where does “ballbesittelse” come from?
ballbesittelse (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål besittelse, from Norwegian Bokmål besitte, from Middle Low German besitten, from Proto-Germanic bisitjaną, from Proto-Germanic bi-, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi — on, onto.
ballbesittelse (Norwegian Bokmål): possession of the ball
Definitions
- possession of the ball
Ancestry of “ballbesittelse”, step by step
ballbesittelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål besittelse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | besittelse | possession; a possession |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | besitte | to possess, have, hold |
| 3 | Middle Low German | besitten | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bisitjaną | to sit among, sit near |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bi- | by, at |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bi | by, at; near, around |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Norwegian Bokmål ball
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | ball | ball solid or hollow sphere |
| 2 | Danish | bål | fire, bonfire, pyre |
| 3 | French | bal | dance party, ball |
| 4 | Late Latin | ballare | to play, dance; to dance; present active... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βαλλίζω | to dance, jump about |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |