Where does “foodplay” come from?

foodplay (English) comes from English play, from Middle English pleye, from Old English pleġa, from Proto-West Germanic plegō, from Proto-West Germanic -ō, from Proto-Germanic -ô, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

foodplay (English): The use of foods during sexual or erotic activity

Definitions

  1. The use of foods during sexual or erotic activity

Ancestry of “foodplay”, step by step

foodplay traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English play

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishplayTo act in a manner such that one has fun; to...
2Middle EnglishpleyeHappiness, mirth, jolliness, or gaiety; Fun,...
3Old Englishpleġaexercise
4Proto-West Germanicplegōcare; an exercise; a game
5Proto-West GermanicCreates adverbs from adjectives; Creates agent...
6Proto-Germanic-ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade...
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanDerives nouns from roots

via English food

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfoodAny solid substance that can be consumed by...
2Middle Englishfodefood, nourishment; manna; holy nourishment
3Old Englishfōdafood
4Proto-Germanicfōdôfood, nourishment
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpat-to feed; path; to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Every word from Proto-Germanic Every word from Proto-West Germanic