Where does “earball” come from?
earball (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish erball, from Proto-Celtic ballos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
earball (Scottish Gaelic): a tail; ludicrous name for the train of a dress
Definitions
- a tail; ludicrous name for the train of a dress
Ancestry of “earball”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | erball | — |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | ballos | member, penis |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |