Where does “sheltermate” come from?
sheltermate (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,...
sheltermate (English): A person with whom one shares a shelter
Definitions
- A person with whom one shares a shelter
Ancestry of “sheltermate”, step by step
sheltermate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English maté
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | maté | An evergreen tree, Ilex paraquariensis, native to... |
| 2 | Middle English | mate | mate companion, comrade |
| 3 | Middle Low German | māte | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | gimato | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gamatjô | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 9 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 10 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 11 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English shelter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shelter | A refuge, haven or other cover or protection from... |
| 2 | Middle English | sheltron | Alternative form of scheltroun |
| 3 | Old English | sċildtruma | phalanx |
| 4 | Old English | sċyld | guilt, sin, crime, offence, fault, debt, due,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skuldi | obligation; debt; fault, blame, guilt |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skuldiz | obligation; debt; fault, blame, guilt |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skéltis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱel- | to be obligated, owe |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |