Where does “matelessness” come from?
matelessness (English) comes from English mateless, 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 — resin, gum; to say, speak.
matelessness (English): Absence of a mate
Definitions
- Absence of a mate
Ancestry of “matelessness”, step by step
matelessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mateless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mateless | Without a mate |
| 2 | English | maté | An evergreen tree, Ilex paraquariensis, native to... |
| 3 | Middle English | mate | mate companion, comrade |
| 4 | Middle Low German | māte | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | gimato | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gamatjô | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 10 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 11 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 12 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |