Game

‘Game’ is a concept derived from a Proto-Germanic concept of participation, but various etymological connotations are that of pleasurable participation, which accords perfectly with the modern meaning of ‘game’.game (n.) c. 1200, from Old English gamen "joy, fun; game, amusement," common Germanic (cognates: Old Frisian game "joy, glee," Old Norse gaman "game, sport; pleasure, amusement," Old Saxon gaman, Old High German gaman "sport, merriment," Danish gamen, Swedish gamman "merriment"), said to be identical with Gothic gaman "participation, communion," from Proto-Germanic *ga- collective prefix + *mann "person," giving a sense of "people together." https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=gameSee also: ‘Game’ as a concept of sexuality and attraction; Political game.
See related: Hypergame
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