Etymograph

English

Nintendrone

Blend of Nintendo + drone.

A blend of Nintendo + drone

Japanese

English Nintendo

Proto-Indo-European *dʰreh₁n- ‘bee, drone, hornet’

Proto-Germanic *drenô

Proto-West Germanic *drānu ‘drone, male bee’

Old English drān ‘male bee, drone’

Middle English drane ‘drone (male bee)’

English drone

Today it means

noun A slavish supporter of Nintendo's video games or consoles; a Nintendo fanboy.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Nintendrone