Where does “pêl-fas” come from?

pêl-fas (Welsh) comes from Welsh bas, from English bass, from Middle English bace, from Middle English bars, from Old English bærs, from Proto-West Germanic bars, from Proto-Germanic barsaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰórsos — top, tip, point.

pêl-fas (Welsh): baseball

Definitions

  1. baseball

Ancestry of “pêl-fas”, step by step

pêl-fas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh bas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshbasshallow; base; bass
2EnglishbassOf sound, a voice or an instrument, low in pitch...
3Middle Englishbacebass; Alternative form of bas; Alternative form...
4Middle EnglishbarsAlternative form of bace
5Old Englishbærsa fish, perch
6Proto-West Germanicbarsperch
7Proto-Germanicbarsazperch
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰórsosprickle, thorn, scale; pointy, prickly
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

via Welsh pêl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshpêlball; sphere, orb, cannon-ball; world, earth
2Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
3Latinpīlusa hair
4Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
5Proto-Italicpistlom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers-
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