Where does “футбо́л” come from?
футбо́л (Russian) comes 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, from Proto-Germanic hulliz — to rise, to be tall; hill.
футбо́л (Russian): football, soccer
Ancestry of “футбо́л”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | football | A sport played on foot in which teams attempt to... |
| 2 | Middle English | fotbal | — |
| 3 | Middle English | bal | A ball; A rounded or spherical lump or bump,... |
| 4 | Old English | beall | ball |
| 5 | English | beal | A small inflammatory tumor; pustule; To gather... |
| 6 | Old English | hyll | hill |
| 7 | Albanian | hulli | furrow |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hulliz | hill |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥Hnís | hill |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kelH- | to rise, to be tall; hill |
Words derived from “футбо́л”