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Where does “ġemaca” come from?

ġemaca (Old English) comes from Old English ġe-, from Proto-West Germanic ga-, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

ġemaca (Old English): a mate, an equal, companion, peer; companion,...

Definitions

  1. a mate, an equal, companion, peer; companion,...

Ancestry of “ġemaca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġe-—
2Proto-West Germanicga-used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating...
3Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
6Middle Englishkyt—
7Germankitt—
8Old High Germankuti—
9Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
10Proto-Germanickweduzresin
11Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
12Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “ġemaca”

  • match
  • matching
  • matches
  • mismatch
  • matchless
  • matchmaking
  • matchmaker
  • matchbox
  • rematch
  • matchlock
  • matchstick
  • matchup
  • matchbook
  • matcher
  • unmatchable
  • matchwood
  • nonmatching
  • outmatch
  • nonmatch
  • matchable
  • matchlessly
  • matchboard
  • matchy
  • undermatching
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