Where does “clutchmate” come from?

clutchmate (English) comes from English maté, from Middle English mate, from Middle Low German māte, from Old Saxon gimato, from Proto-Germanic gamatjô, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

clutchmate (English): One born in the same clutch of eggs

Definitions

  1. One born in the same clutch of eggs

Ancestry of “clutchmate”, step by step

clutchmate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English maté

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmatéAn evergreen tree, Ilex paraquariensis, native to...
2Middle Englishmatemate companion, comrade
3Middle Low Germanmāte—
4Old Saxongimato—
5Proto-Germanicgamatjô—
6Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt—
10Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
11Old High Germankuti—
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via English clutch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishclutchTo seize, as though with claws; To grip or grasp...
2Englishcletch—
3Middle Englishclekento seize, clutch; to hatch
4Middle Englishclechento grab
5Old Englishclēċan—
6Old Englishclyċċanto clutch, clench
7Proto-Germanicklukjaną—
8Proto-Germanicklu-to ball up, conglomerate, amass
9Proto-Indo-Europeanglew-Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduz →