Where does “chumminess” come from?
chumminess (English) comes from English chummy, 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 — whale, sea monster; abyss.
chumminess (English): The state of being chummy
Definitions
- The state of being chummy
Ancestry of “chumminess”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | chummy | Friendly; on, or trying to be on, intimate terms;... |
| 2 | English | chum | A friend; a pal; A roommate, especially in a... |
| 3 | English | chambermate | One who shares a chamber or room |
| 4 | English | maté | An evergreen tree, Ilex paraquariensis, native to... |
| 5 | Middle English | mate | — |
| 6 | Middle Low German | māte | — |
| 7 | Old Saxon | gimato | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | gamatjô | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 12 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 13 | Russian | кит | whale; genitive plural of ки́та |
| 14 | Old Church Slavonic | китъ | whale |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | κῆτος | whale, sea monster; abyss |