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Where does “unframe” come from?

unframe (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.

unframe (English): To take apart or destroy the frame of

Definitions

  1. To take apart or destroy the frame of

Ancestry of “unframe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishframeTo fit, as for a specific end or purpose; make...
2Middle Englishframe—
3Old Norseframi—
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
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