Where does “telegaming” come from?
telegaming (English) comes from English gaming, from English game, from English -some, from Middle English -som, from Old English sum, from Proto-West Germanic *sum, from Proto-Germanic sumaz, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
telegaming (English): The playing of games by two or more distant...
Definitions
- The playing of games by two or more distant...
Ancestry of “telegaming”, step by step
telegaming traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gaming
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gaming | present participle of game; The playing of a game... |
| 2 | English | game | A playful or competitive activity; A video game;... |
| 3 | English | -some | Characterized by some specific condition or... |
| 4 | Middle English | -som | some; having a specific quality |
| 5 | Old English | sum | some |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *sum | some |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sumaz | some (one), a certain (one) |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |