kumpel.
buddy, mate, pal
Meaning & usage
buddy, mate, pal
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree German de Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-der.? Latin pānis Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ō Proto-West Germanic *gahlaibōcalq. Latin compāniō Old French compainbor. Middle High German kompān German Kumpan Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Germanic *-ô Proto-West Germanic *-ō Old High German -o Middle High German -e German -e German Kumpe German -el German Kumpelbor. Polish kumpel Borrowed from German Kumpel. Doublet of kompan.
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