English
quickplay
From quick + play.
Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- ‘to live’
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Proto-Germanic *kwikwaz ‘alive’
Proto-West Germanic *kwiku ‘alive’
Old English cwic ‘alive’
Middle English quik ‘living’
English quick
Proto-West Germanic *plegō ‘an exercise’
Proto-West Germanic *plegōn ‘to move; to engage, practice’
Old English plegian ‘to play’
Middle English pleyen ‘to engage in a game or sport’
English play
Today it means
noun A style of play in which each player has a fixed amount of time available to make all moves.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / quickplay