English
livecam
From live + cam.
Proto-Indo-European *leyp- ‘to stick’
Proto-Germanic *libjaną ‘to live’
Proto-West Germanic *libbjan ‘to live’
Old English libban ‘to live’
Middle English lefe
English live
Proto-Indo-European *ǵembʰ- ‘to bite’
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Proto-West Germanic *kamb ‘comb’
Old Dutch *kamb
Middle Dutch kamp
Dutch kam ‘cog of a wheel’
English cam
Today it means
noun A webcam used for livestreaming.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / livecam