English
GamerGate
From gamer + -gate.
A compound of gamer + -gate
Proto-Germanic *gamaną ‘pleasure, enjoyment, joy’
Proto-West Germanic *gaman ‘pleasure, fun, amusement, entertainment’
Old English gamen ‘game, sport, or pastime’
Middle English game ‘Sexual or romantic dalliance’
Middle English gamer
English gamer
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / GamerGate