Etymograph

English

gaymo

Possible blend of gay + homo or blend of gay + lame-o, or gay + -o with an -m- added for pronunciation.

A blend of gay + homo

Old French gai ‘joyful, merry’

Middle English gay ‘joyous’

English gay

The story

Possible blend of gay + homo or blend of gay + lame-o, or gay + -o with an -m- added for pronunciation.

Today it means

noun A homosexual.

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

Etymograph / gaymo