Where does “pleye” come from?

pleye (Middle English) comes 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.

pleye (Middle English): Happiness, mirth, jolliness, or gaiety; Fun,...

Definitions

  1. Happiness, mirth, jolliness, or gaiety; Fun,...

Ancestry of “pleye”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishpleġaexercise
2Proto-West Germanicplegōcare; an exercise; a game
3Proto-West Germanic-ōCreates adverbs from adjectives; Creates agent...
4Proto-Germanic-ô-ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade...
5Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots

Words derived from “pleye”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ō →Every word from Proto-Germanic -ô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic -ō →