Where does “matchmakee” come from?
matchmakee (English) comes from English matchmake, from English matchmaking, from English match, from Middle English macche, from Old English ġemæċċa, from Old English ġemaca, from Old English ġe-, from Proto-West Germanic ga- — resin.
matchmakee (English): One who has used the services of a matchmaker
Definitions
- One who has used the services of a matchmaker
Ancestry of “matchmakee”, step by step
matchmakee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English matchmake
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | matchmake | To do matchmaking: to set up a date between two... |
| 2 | English | matchmaking | An attempt to make two people romantically... |
| 3 | English | match | A competitive sporting event such as a boxing... |
| 4 | Middle English | macche | A bride or mate; a romantic or sexual partner |
| 5 | Old English | ġemæċċa | — |
| 6 | Old English | ġemaca | a mate, an equal, companion, peer; companion,... |
| 7 | Old English | ġe- | used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating completeness or perfection |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | ga- | used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating... |
| 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 | 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 |