Proto-Germanic
*gamaną
‘pleasure, enjoyment, joy’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *gamaną.
6 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *gamaną, most familiar first.
- game ← gamen ← *gaman
- gamble ← *gamlen ← gamenen ← gamenian ← *gamanōn
- gamer ← game ← gamen ← *gaman
- gammon ← gamenen ← gamnian ← *gamanōn ← *gamanōną
- backgammon ← gamen ← gamen ← *gaman
- gammet ← *gammeten ← *gamnettan ← gamen ← *gaman
From Wiktionary, by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); adapted. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *gamaną