Where does “fotbollshuligan” come from?
fotbollshuligan (Swedish) comes from Swedish fotboll, from Swedish fot, from Old Swedish fōter, from Old Norse fótr, from Proto-Germanic fōts, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
fotbollshuligan (Swedish): a football hooligan
Definitions
- a football hooligan
Ancestry of “fotbollshuligan”, step by step
fotbollshuligan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish fotboll
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | fotboll | soccer US, football UK; a team sport |
| 2 | Swedish | fot | a foot; the body part touching the ground while... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | fōter | foot |
| 4 | Old Norse | fótr | a foot |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fōts | foot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |