Where does “gimako” come from?

gimako (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon gī, from Proto-West Germanic jiʀ, from Proto-Germanic jīz, from Proto-Indo-European *yúHs — you (plural).

gimako (Old Saxon): comrade

Definitions

  1. comrade

Ancestry of “gimako”, step by step

gimako traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon gī

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxongīyou plural
2Proto-West Germanicjiʀyou
3Proto-GermanicjīzAlternative form of *jūz
4Proto-Indo-European*yúHsyou (plural)

via Old Saxon makōn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonmakōnto make
2Proto-West Germanicmakōnto build, work, make
3Proto-Germanicmakazfit, suitable, agreeable, comfortable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmaǵ-to oil, knead; to knead, oil
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *yúHs →Every word from Proto-Germanic jīz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic jiʀ →