English
goalframe
From goal + frame.
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂- ‘to yawn’
Proto-Germanic *gailō ‘crevice’
Proto-West Germanic *gailu
Old English *gāl ‘obstacle’
Middle English gol ‘boundary’
English goal
Proto-Indo-European *pró ‘toward, leading to’
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Proto-Germanic *framjaną ‘to further, promote’
Proto-West Germanic *frammjan ‘to promote’
Old English fremman ‘to profit, avail, advance’
Middle English framen ‘to construct’
English frame
Today it means
noun The structure of the goal, generally consisting of two goalposts and a crossbar.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / goalframe