Where does “chummage” come from?
chummage (English) comes from English chum, from English chambermate, from English maté, from Middle English mate, from Middle Low German māte, from Old Saxon gimato, from Proto-Germanic gamatjô, from Proto-Germanic ga- — resin.
chummage (English): The lodging of several people in a single...
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- The lodging of several people in a single...
Ancestry of “chummage”, step by step
chummage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English chum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chum | A friend; a pal; A roommate, especially in a... |
| 2 | English | chambermate | One who shares a chamber or room |
| 3 | English | maté | An evergreen tree, Ilex paraquariensis, native to... |
| 4 | Middle English | mate | mate companion, comrade |
| 5 | Middle Low German | māte | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | gimato | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gamatjô | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 11 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 12 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 13 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
via English age
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | age | The whole duration of a being, whether animal,... |
| 2 | Middle English | age | The age of someone or rarely something; how old someone is |
| 3 | Old French | aage | age |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | aetaticum | age |
| 5 | Latin | aetās | the period of a life: lifetime, lifespan |
| 6 | Latin | aevitās | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | aiwotāts | age |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyu- | vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |