English
gamebook
From game + book.
Proto-Germanic *gamaną ‘amusement, pleasure’
Proto-West Germanic *gaman ‘pleasure, fun, amusement’
Old English gamen ‘sport, game, pastime’
Middle English game
English game
Proto-Germanic *bōks ‘letter’
Proto-West Germanic *bōk ‘inscribed billet, letter’
Old English bōc
Middle English bok ‘a document’
English book
Today it means
noun A book of games.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / gamebook