English
gammy
Gammy may come from English game ‘lame’.
- English1500–presentgame‘lame’uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1891gammy
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- English1500–presentgame‘lame’uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1891gammy
Earliest quotation: 1891, The Gentleman's Magazine: “A little bit of real lace would be fixed…”
Every English word from English game
Today it means
adj Injured, or not functioning properly (with respect to legs).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English game / gammy