Etymograph

English

makegame

From make + game.

A compound of make + game

Proto-Germanic *makaz ‘fit, suitable, agreeable’

Proto-West Germanic *mak ‘fit, suitable’

Proto-West Germanic *makōn ‘to make suitable; to build, make’

Old English macian ‘to make, build, work’

Middle English maken

English make

Proto-Germanic *gamaną ‘amusement, pleasure’

Proto-West Germanic *gaman ‘pleasure, fun, amusement’

Old English gamen ‘sport, game, pastime’

Middle English game

English game

Today it means

noun A laughingstock; the butt of a joke.

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

Etymograph / makegame