Where does “badboll” come from?
badboll (Swedish) comes from Swedish bad, from Old Swedish bädh, from Old Norse beðr, from Proto-Germanic badją, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰ- — to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig.
badboll (Swedish): a beach ball
Definitions
- a beach ball
Ancestry of “badboll”, step by step
badboll traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish bad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | bad | a bath, the act of bathing; a bath, a place for... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | bädh | bath |
| 3 | Old Norse | beðr | bolster, bedding |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | badją | bed; bedding |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēdʰ- | to bend, fold |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰedʰ- | to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig |
via Swedish boll
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | boll | a ball; a more or less spherical object which is... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | balder | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | bǫllr | round object, sphere, ball; testicle |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | balluz | round object, ball; ball of the hand, foot, etc |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |