Where does “bollinnehav” come from?
bollinnehav (Swedish) comes from Swedish boll, from Old Swedish balder, from Old Norse bǫllr, from Proto-Germanic balluz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
bollinnehav (Swedish): possession control of the ball
Definitions
- possession control of the ball
Ancestry of “bollinnehav”, step by step
bollinnehav traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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- | — |