Where does “kompel” come from?
kompel (Dutch) comes from Limburgish koempel, from German Kumpel, from German Kumpan, from Middle High German kompān, from Old French compain, from Latin compāniō, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — resin, gum; to say, speak.
kompel (Dutch): a miner
Definitions
- a miner
Ancestry of “kompel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Limburgish | koempel | — |
| 2 | German | Kumpel | miner; buddy, pal, friend |
| 3 | German | Kumpan | friend in the same business; crony |
| 4 | Middle High German | kompān | — |
| 5 | Old French | compain | Alternative form of compaing; friend; companion |
| 6 | Latin | compāniō | comrade |
| 7 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 8 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |