Where does “töökaaslane” come from?
töökaaslane (Estonian) comes from Estonian kaaslane, from Estonian kaasa, from Proto-Germanic hansō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱómsōd, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
töökaaslane (Estonian): colleague, coworker, workmate
Definitions
- colleague, coworker, workmate
Ancestry of “töökaaslane”, step by step
töökaaslane traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Estonian kaaslane
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonian | kaaslane | companion, fellow |
| 2 | Estonian | kaasa | with, along; spouse |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hansō | A gathering, summation, mass, quantity, amount; A... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱómsōd | union; gathering; union, gathering |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 7 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 8 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 9 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |