English

kittenball

From kitten + ball.

A compound of kitten + ball

Middle English kitoun

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 The game of softball.

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

Etymograph / kittenball