English
hoofball
From hoof (“to kick, especially a long way downfield with little accuracy”) + -ball.
Formed from hoof ‘to kick, especially a long way downfield with…’ + -ball
Proto-Indo-European *ḱoph₂ós
Proto-Germanic *hōfaz
Proto-West Germanic *hōf
Old English hōf ‘a hoof’
Middle English hof
English hoof
Today it means
noun A style of play characterised by many long balls and few short passes.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / hoofball