English

floorball

From floor + ball.

A compound of floor + ball

Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- ‘flat’

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Proto-Germanic *flōraz ‘ground’

Proto-West Germanic *flōr

Old English flōr ‘floor’

Middle English floor

English floor

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 An indoor ball game played with a stick like hockey.

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

Etymograph / floorball