Where does “chatgesprek” come from?
chatgesprek (Dutch) comes from Dutch gesprek, from Middle Dutch gesprec, from Old English ġe-, from Proto-West Germanic ga-, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
chatgesprek (Dutch): chat conversation
Definitions
- chat conversation
Ancestry of “chatgesprek”, step by step
chatgesprek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch gesprek
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | gesprek | talk, conversation |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | gesprec | speaking, speech |
| 3 | Old English | ġe- | used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating completeness or perfection |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | ga- | used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 8 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 9 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 10 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Dutch chat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | chat | chat online conversation |
| 2 | English | chat | To be engaged in informal conversation; To talk... |
| 3 | English | chatter | Talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk;... |
| 4 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 5 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 6 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 7 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |