English
loofball
From loof + ball.
Proto-Indo-European *leh₂p- ‘to be flat’
Proto-Germanic *lōfô ‘palm of the hand’
Old Norse lōfi ‘the palm or hollow of the hand’
Middle English love ‘palm of the hand’
English loof
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 sport played over a net by two teams of five players on a rectangular court.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / loofball