Etymology: Origin uncertain. Compare gum n.¹, and perhaps compare also gab n.³, gab v.¹, gab n.², gamp v., gant n., although the nature of any relationship is unclear: it is possible that an association may have arisen among a group of etymologically unrelated but semantically and formally similar words.

Etymology: Probably < (i) Italian gamba (perhaps at first in Polari slang), or its etymon (ii) post-classical Latin gamba (see jamb n.), unless (iii) showing colloquial or humorous use of gamb n. Compare gammed adj. and earlier gambado n.²

Etymology: < a Tibeto-Burman language of north-east India, probably ultimately < Sanskrit grāmaṇī village headman ( < grāma village (see grama n.²) + -nī leader ( < nī- to lead: see naik n.)).The institution of village headman was not traditional in the region, but was introduced by the British from other parts of India, where the Sanskrit word was in official use. Assamese gāũ burā ( < gāũ village ( < Sanskrit grāma) + burā old man) has also been suggested as the etymon of the Tibeto-Burman word.

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps < English regional gam, variant of game n. (see gam at game n. β. forms). Borrowing < a cognate of game n. in one of the modern Scandinavian languages is perhaps also possible (see forms at game n.), although there is no evidence for this particular use. Alternatively, perhaps shortened < gammon n.⁴ 2.Sense 2 probably shows a metaphorical development from sense 1.

Etymology: < gam v.²

Etymology: < gam n.⁴ Compare earlier gamming n.

Etymology: Shortened < gamahuche v. Compare gam n.⁵