Where does “fjørball” come from?

fjørball (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk fjør, from Old Norse fjǫrð, from Old Norse fjǫrðr, from Proto-Norse ᚠᛖᚱᚦᚢᛉ, from Proto-Germanic ferþuz, from Proto-Indo-European pértus, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

fjørball (Norwegian Nynorsk): a shuttlecock

Definitions

  1. a shuttlecock

Ancestry of “fjørball”, step by step

fjørball traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk fjør

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfjørfeather; spring
2Old Norsefjǫrðlast year, the past year; accusative singular of...
3Old Norsefjǫrðrfirth, fjord
4Proto-Norseᚠᛖᚱᚦᚢᛉ—
5Proto-Germanicferþuzinlet, fjord
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpértuscrossing
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Norwegian Nynorsk ball

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskballa ball; ball
2Frenchbaldance party, ball
3Late Latinballareto play, dance; to dance; present active...
4Ancient Greekβαλλίζωto dance, jump about
5Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pértus →