Where does “framelessness” come from?

framelessness (English) comes from English frameless, 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.

framelessness (English): Absence of a frame or frames

Definitions

  1. Absence of a frame or frames

Ancestry of “framelessness”, step by step

framelessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English frameless

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishframelessWithout a frame; Without frames
2EnglishframeTo fit, as for a specific end or purpose; make...
3Middle Englishframe
4Old Norseframiadvancement
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

via English Ness

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNessAn Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa
2Middle Englishnesse
3Old Englishnæsnot, not at all; not; first/third-person singular...
4Proto-Germanicnasjąfoothill; headland; cape
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂snose
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós