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Where does “enframement” come from?

enframement (English) comes from English enframe, from English frame, from Middle English frame, from Old Norse frami, from Old Norse fram, from Proto-Germanic fram, from Proto-Germanic framaz, from Proto-Indo-European prom- — passed , crossed.

enframement (English): That which enframes; a frame

Definitions

  1. That which enframes; a frame

Ancestry of “enframement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishenframeTo enclose in, or as if in, a frame
2EnglishframeTo fit, as for a specific end or purpose; make...
3Middle Englishframe—
4Old Norseframi—
5Old Norseframforward, forth
6Proto-Germanicframfrom; by, due to; forth, forward
7Proto-Germanicframazforward, prominent
8Proto-Indo-Europeanprom-forth, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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