Where does “playframe” come from?

playframe (English) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.

playframe (English): A children's climbing frame incorporating other...

Definitions

  1. A children's climbing frame incorporating other...

Ancestry of “playframe”, step by step

playframe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English frame

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

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 pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European por-