Where does “play number two” come from?

play number two (English) comes from English number, from English numb, from English nim, from Middle English nimen, from Old English niman, from Proto-West Germanic neman, from Proto-Germanic nemaną, from Proto-Indo-European nem- — to distribute; to give, to take.

play number two (English): To engage in anal sex; to bugger; to sodomize

Definitions

  1. To engage in anal sex; to bugger; to sodomize

Ancestry of “play number two”, step by step

play number two traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English number

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnumberAn abstract entity used to describe quantity; A...
2EnglishnumbPhysically unable to feel, not having the power...
3EnglishnimTo take or seize; To filch, steal; To walk with...
4Middle Englishnimento take
5Old Englishnimanto take, seize
6Proto-West Germanicnemanto take
7Proto-Germanicnemanąto take
8Proto-Indo-Europeannem-to distribute; to give, to take

via English two

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtwoA numerical value equal to 2; this many dots;...
2Middle Englishtwotwo
3Old Englishtwātwo
4Old Englishtwēġentwo; twain
5Proto-West Germanictwai-two
6Proto-Germanictwaitwo
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nem-