Where does “accompany” come from?
Accompany comes from Middle English accompanien, from Old French acompagner, derived from Old French compaignon meaning companion, ultimately from Latin roots related to shared company.
accompany (English): To go with or attend as a companion or associate;...
Definitions
- To go with or attend as a companion or associate;...
Ancestry of “accompany”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | accompanien | — |
| 2 | Old French | acompagner | to associate with |
| 3 | Old French | compaing | nominative singular of compaignon; companion |
| 4 | Latin | compāniō | comrade |
| 5 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 6 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 7 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 8 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 12 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 13 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 14 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 15 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 16 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |