Where does “haybol” come from?
haybol (Tagalog) comes from English highball, from English Ball, from Middle English bal, from Old English beall, from English beal, from Old English hyll, from Albanian hulli, from Proto-Germanic hulliz — to rise, to be tall; hill.
haybol (Tagalog): highball cocktail
Definitions
- highball cocktail
Ancestry of “haybol”, step by step
haybol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English highball
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | highball | A cocktail made from a spirit plus soda water... |
| 2 | English | Ball | surname |
| 3 | Middle English | bal | A ball; A rounded or spherical lump or bump,... |
| 4 | Old English | beall | ball |
| 5 | English | beal | A small inflammatory tumor; pustule; To gather... |
| 6 | Old English | hyll | hill |
| 7 | Albanian | hulli | furrow |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hulliz | hill |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥Hnís | hill |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kelH- | to rise, to be tall; hill |
via Tagalog báhay
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | báhay | house, home |