Where does “swolemate” come from?
swolemate (English) comes from English soulmate, 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.
swolemate (English): A fitness partner, especially those who are in a relationship with each other
Definitions
- A fitness partner, especially those who are in a relationship with each other
Ancestry of “swolemate”, step by step
swolemate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English soulmate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | soulmate | Someone, especially a romantic partner, with whom... |
| 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 swole
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | swole | simple past tense and past participle of swell:... |
| 2 | English | swoll | Alternative spelling of swole |
| 3 | Middle English | swal | — |
| 4 | Middle English | swellen | To swell; to grow or become bigger or stronger;... |
| 5 | Old English | swellan | to swell |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *swellan | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | swellaną | to swell |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swel- | to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,... |