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Where does “פֿוסבאָל” come from?

פֿוסבאָל (Yiddish) comes from English football, from Middle English fotbal, 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.

פֿוסבאָל (Yiddish): soccer, football; soccer ball, football

Definitions

  1. soccer, football; soccer ball, football

Ancestry of “פֿוסבאָל”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfootballA sport played on foot in which teams attempt to...
2Middle Englishfotbal—
3Middle EnglishbalA ball; A rounded or spherical lump or bump,...
4Old Englishbeallball
5EnglishbealA small inflammatory tumor; pustule; To gather...
6Old Englishhyllhill
7Albanianhullifurrow
8Proto-Germanichullizhill
9Proto-Indo-Europeankl̥Hníshill
10Proto-Indo-EuropeankelH-to rise, to be tall; hill

Words derived from “פֿוסבאָל”

  • פֿוסבאָליסט
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