English

gameworld

From game + world.

A compound of game + world

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 *weraldiz ‘lifetime’

Proto-West Germanic *weraldi

Old English weorold

Middle English world ‘the world’

English world

Today it means

noun The fictional universe of a game.

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

Etymograph / gameworld