Etymograph

English

gamerscore

From the trademark Gamerscore, from gamer + score.

A compound of gamer + score

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

Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- ‘to cut off’

Proto-Germanic *skurō ‘incision’

Old Norse skor ‘a score’

Old English scoru ‘notch’

Middle English score

English score

Today it means

noun Points accumulated by earning achievements in Xbox video games.

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

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