English

horseball

From horse + ball.

A compound of horse + ball

Proto-Germanic *hrussą ‘horse’

Proto-West Germanic *hross ‘horse’

Old English hors ‘horse’

Middle English hors ‘a horse’

English horse

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 sport played on horseback where points are scored by shooting a ball through a high net.

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

Etymograph / horseball