English
gamesome
Gamesome comes from Middle English gamsome.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500gamsome
- Englishearliest quotation a. 1708gamesome
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500gamsome
- Englishearliest quotation a. 1708gamesome
Earliest quotation: a. 1708, Henry Playford, Puss in a Corner: A New Song, to a Pretty New Tune Made by a: “A pretty young Kitty, / She had that could…”
Formed from game + -some
Proto-Germanic *gamaną ‘amusement, pleasure’
Proto-West Germanic *gaman ‘pleasure, fun, amusement’
Old English gamen ‘sport, game, pastime’
Middle English game
English game
Every English word from Middle English gamsome
Today it means
adj Full of sport; playful.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English gamsome / gamesome