Etymograph

English

fistball

From fist + ball.

A compound of fist + ball

Proto-West Germanic *fūsti

Old English fȳst

Middle English fist

English fist

Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- ‘to blow’

Proto-Germanic *balluz ‘round object’

Old English *beall

Middle English bal ‘a ball’

English ball

Today it means

noun A European sport in which players attempt to hit a ball over a net with fists or arms.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / fistball