Old English
gamen
‘amusement, game’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Old English gamen.
4 English words in this record descend from Old English gamen, most familiar first.
- game
- gamer ← game
- backgammon ← gamen
- gammet ← *gammeten ← *gamnettan
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Etymograph / Old English gamen