Where does “dødball” come from?
dødball (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål død, from Danish død, from Old Danish døth, from Old Norse dauðr, from Proto-Germanic daudaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós.
dødball (Norwegian Bokmål): a dead ball
Definitions
- a dead ball
Ancestry of “dødball”, step by step
dødball traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål død
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | død | death; dead, deceased; invalid |
| 2 | Danish | død | dead, inanimate; slack; death, decease, demise |
| 3 | Old Danish | døth | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | dauðr | dead |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | daudaz | dead |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰowHtós | — |
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 |