English

fluffball

From fluff + ball.

A compound of fluff + ball

Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁-

West Flemish vluwe

English fluff

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 ball of fluff.

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

Etymograph / fluffball