English
gameware
From game + -ware.
Formed from game + -ware
Proto-Germanic *gamaną ‘amusement, pleasure’
Proto-West Germanic *gaman ‘pleasure, fun, amusement’
Old English gamen ‘sport, game, pastime’
Middle English game
English game
Today it means
noun Video game software.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / gameware