Etymograph

English

pushball

From push + ball.

A compound of push + ball

Latin pellō ‘to push, drive; to strike’

Latin pulsō ‘to push, strike, beat’

Old French poulser

Middle French pousser

Middle English pushen

English push

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 team game where players attempt to push a large inflatable lightweight ball into the opponent's goal.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “pushball”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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