Where does “telegambling” come from?
telegambling (English) comes from English gambling, from English gamble, from English gamel, from Middle English gamlen, from Middle English gamenen, from Old English gamenian, from Old English gamen, from Proto-West Germanic gaman — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
telegambling (English): gambling by means of telecommunication or computer networks
Definitions
- gambling by means of telecommunication or computer networks
Ancestry of “telegambling”, step by step
telegambling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gambling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gambling | present participle of gamble; An activity... |
| 2 | English | gamble | A bet or wager; A significant risk, undertaken... |
| 3 | English | gamel | — |
| 4 | Middle English | gamlen | — |
| 5 | Middle English | gamenen | Alternative form of gamen |
| 6 | Old English | gamenian | to entertain or enjoy oneself; to display... |
| 7 | Old English | gamen | game, sport, or pastime; joy, mirth, or pleasure |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | gaman | pleasure, fun, amusement, entertainment |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | gamaną | a fellow human, associate, companion; pleasure,... |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |