Where does “Gammelbruder” come from?
Gammelbruder (German) comes from German gammeln, from Middle High German gamel, from Middle High German gamen, from Old High German gaman, from Proto-Germanic *gaman, from Proto-Germanic gamaną, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — resin, gum; to say, speak.
Gammelbruder (German): loafer
Definitions
- loafer
Ancestry of “Gammelbruder”, step by step
Gammelbruder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German gammeln
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | gammeln | to become old; to rot; to bum around; to do... |
| 2 | Middle High German | gamel | pleasure; fun |
| 3 | Middle High German | gamen | amusement; joy, amusement, fun, pleasure |
| 4 | Old High German | gaman | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *gaman | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gamaną | a fellow human, associate, companion; pleasure,... |
| 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 |