Where does “playen” come from?
playen (Middle English) comes from Middle English pleyen, from Middle English -en, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
playen (Middle English): Alternative form of pleyen
Definitions
- Alternative form of pleyen
Ancestry of “playen”, step by step
playen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English pleyen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | pleyen | To entertain; to play or engage in recreation or... |
| 2 | Middle English | -en | Denotes the past participle form when attached to... |
| 3 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 4 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 5 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via Old English plagian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | plagian | to play, exercise, etc |