Where does “פֿוסבאָליסט” come from?
פֿוסבאָליסט (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish פֿוסבאָל, 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 — to rise, to be tall; hill.
פֿוסבאָליסט (Yiddish): soccer player, football player
Definitions
- soccer player, football player
Ancestry of “פֿוסבאָליסט”, step by step
פֿוסבאָליסט traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish פֿוסבאָל
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | פֿוסבאָל | soccer, football; soccer ball, football |
| 2 | English | football | A sport played on foot in which teams attempt to... |
| 3 | Middle English | fotbal | football game played with a ball; ancestor of soccer, American football, and rugby |
| 4 | Middle English | bal | A ball; A rounded or spherical lump or bump,... |
| 5 | Old English | beall | ball |
| 6 | English | beal | A small inflammatory tumor; pustule; To gather... |
| 7 | Old English | hyll | hill |
| 8 | Albanian | hulli | furrow |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | hulliz | hill |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥Hnís | hill |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kelH- | to rise, to be tall; hill |