English
instalock
From insta- + lock.
Proto-Indo-European *lewg- ‘to bend’
Proto-Germanic *luką
Proto-West Germanic *lok ‘shutter’
Old English loc
Middle English lok
English lock
Today it means
verb To select a character in a multiplayer video game immediately after the selection process begins.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / instalock