English
folkgame
From folk + game; compare folklore, folktale, etc.
Proto-Germanic *fulką ‘troop, army’
Proto-West Germanic *folk ‘military, army, troop’
Old English folc ‘the people, especially the common people’
Middle English folk ‘people, folk’
English folk
Proto-Germanic *gamaną ‘amusement, pleasure’
Proto-West Germanic *gaman ‘pleasure, fun, amusement’
Old English gamen ‘sport, game, pastime’
Middle English game
English game
The story
From folk + game; compare folklore, folktale, etc.
Today it means
noun A traditional game associated with (the children of) a community.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / folkgame