Where does “skainsmate” come from?
skainsmate (English) comes from English mate, 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,...
skainsmate (English): A messmate; a companion; A prostitute
Definitions
- A messmate; a companion; A prostitute
Ancestry of “skainsmate”, step by step
skainsmate traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English mate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mate | A fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone... |
| 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 skein
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | skein | A quantity of yarn, thread, or the like, put up... |
| 2 | Dutch | scheen | shin; strip of wood or metal |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | schene | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | skina | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skinu | bar, track; shin, spine |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skinō | plate; rim; piece; shinbone |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skey- | to split, to dissect |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via English skean
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | skean | Obsolete form of skein; A double-edged,... |
| 2 | Middle English | skene | skean kind of dagger |
| 3 | Irish | scian | knife; knife-edged instrument; cleaver, chopper;... |
| 4 | Old Irish | scían | knife |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | skiyenā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |