Where does “ponyplay” come from?

ponyplay (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.

ponyplay (English): A sexual fetish involving being treated and...

Definitions

  1. A sexual fetish involving being treated and...

Ancestry of “ponyplay”, step by step

ponyplay 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 pony

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishponyA small horse; specifically, any of several small...
2Scotspownypony
3Middle Frenchpoulenetlittle foal
4Latinpullanusyoung of an animal
5LatinpullusA young animal; darling; dark-colored; dusky
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpolHwóspale, gray
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanpelH-pale, gray
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Every word from Proto-Germanic Every word from Proto-West Germanic