Etymograph

English

matball

From mat + ball.

A compound of mat + ball

Late Latin matta ‘mat made of rushes’

Old English meatte

Middle English matte

English mat

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 resembling kickball, but with larger bases (often gym mats) that can be occupied by more than one player.

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

Etymograph / matball