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Where does “advergaming” come from?

advergaming (English) comes from English advergame, from English game, from Middle English game, from Old English gamen, from Proto-West Germanic gaman, from Proto-Germanic gamaną, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

advergaming (English): The creation or playing of advergames

Definitions

  1. The creation or playing of advergames

Ancestry of “advergaming”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishadvergameA computer game published by an advertiser in...
2EnglishgameA playful or competitive activity; A video game;...
3Middle EnglishgameEntertainment or an instance of it; that which is...
4Old Englishgamengame, sport, or pastime; joy, mirth, or pleasure
5Proto-West Germanicgaman—
6Proto-Germanicgamanąa fellow human, associate, companion; pleasure,...
7Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt—
11Germankitt—
12Old High Germankuti—
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
16Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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