Etymograph

English

gamify

From game + -ify.

Formed from game + -ify

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

verb To convert into the form of a game.

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

Etymograph / gamify