Where does “bòl-sheillean” come from?
bòl-sheillean (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Portuguese -bol, from Portuguese futebol, from English football, from Middle English fotbal, from Middle English bal, from Old English beall, from English beal, from Old English hyll — to rise, to be tall; hill.
bòl-sheillean (Scottish Gaelic): bee bole
Definitions
- bee bole
Ancestry of “bòl-sheillean”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | -bol | forms the names of sports |
| 2 | Portuguese | futebol | football, soccer |
| 3 | English | football | A sport played on foot in which teams attempt to... |
| 4 | Middle English | fotbal | football game played with a ball; ancestor of soccer, American football, and rugby |
| 5 | Middle English | bal | A ball; A rounded or spherical lump or bump,... |
| 6 | Old English | beall | ball |
| 7 | English | beal | A small inflammatory tumor; pustule; To gather... |
| 8 | Old English | hyll | hill |
| 9 | Albanian | hulli | furrow |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | hulliz | hill |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥Hnís | hill |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kelH- | to rise, to be tall; hill |