Where does “beall” come from?

beall (Old English) comes from English beal, from Old English hyll, from Albanian hulli, from Proto-Germanic hulliz, from Proto-Indo-European kl̥Hnís, from Proto-Indo-European kelH- — to rise, to be tall; hill.

beall (Old English): ball

Definitions

  1. ball

Ancestry of “beall”, step by step

beall traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English beal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbealA small inflammatory tumor; pustule; To gather...
2Old Englishhyllhill
3Albanianhullifurrow
4Proto-Germanichullizhill
5Proto-Indo-Europeankl̥Hníshill
6Proto-Indo-EuropeankelH-to rise, to be tall; hill

via Northern Sami bállu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samibállutesticle, ball
2Northern Samiballátto become scared
3Proto-Samicpëlājëtēkto become scared
4Proto-Samicpëlëtēkto fear
5Proto-Uralicpele-to fear

via Hungarian áll

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianállchin; to stand; to stand; to exist
2Hungarian-ít-ify, added to a noun, adjective, verb or other...

Words derived from “beall”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kl̥Hnís →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulliz →