Etymograph

English

gayborhood

Blend of gay + neighborhood.

A blend of gay + neighborhood

Old French gai ‘joyful, merry’

Middle English gay ‘joyous’

English gay

Middle English neȝeburredde

English neighborred

English neighborhood

Today it means

noun A part of a city that is largely populated by gay people.

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

Etymograph / gayborhood