Where does “Beigesellung” come from?

Beigesellung (German) comes from German beigesellen, from German gesellen, from German geselle, from Middle High German geselle, from Old High German gisellio, from Proto-Germanic gasaljô, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Beigesellung (German): shirk, idolatry

Definitions

  1. shirk, idolatry

Ancestry of “Beigesellung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbeigesellento associate (someone with someone else)
2Germangesellento join
3Germangesellejourneyman
4Middle High Germangesellecompanion, fellow, lover
5Old High Germangiselliocompanion
6Proto-Germanicgasaljôhousemate, companion
7Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt
11Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
12Old High Germankuti
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
16Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-