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Where does “beatmatching” come from?

beatmatching (English) comes from English matching, from English match, from Middle English macche, from Old English ġemæċċa, from Old English ġemaca, from Old English ġe-, from Proto-West Germanic ga-, from Proto-Germanic ga- — resin, gum; to say, speak.

beatmatching (English): The synchronization of beats in two pieces of...

Definitions

  1. The synchronization of beats in two pieces of...

Ancestry of “beatmatching”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmatchingpresent participle of match; The same as another;...
2EnglishmatchA competitive sporting event such as a boxing...
3Middle Englishmacche—
4Old Englishġemæċċa—
5Old Englishġemacaa mate, an equal, companion, peer; companion,...
6Old Englishġe-—
7Proto-West Germanicga-used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating...
8Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankitt—
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
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