English
swingball
From swing + ball.
Proto-Indo-European *swenk-
Proto-Germanic *swinganą ‘to swing’
Proto-West Germanic *swingan ‘to swing’
Old English swingan ‘to swinge, flog, beat, scourge’
Middle English swyngen ‘to flog, beat, or scourge’
English swing
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 form of tetherball involving a tethered sponge ball or tennis ball hit with racquets.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / swingball