Etymology

matey

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Today it means: Sociable or friendly. Full definition →

English mate ← Middle English mate ← Middle Low German mate
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matey · adjective, noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Germanic*ga-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*meh₂d-
  5. Proto-Germanic*matiz
  6. Proto-Germanic*matjô
  7. Proto-West Germanic*gamatjô
  8. Old Saxongimato
  9. Middle Low Germanmate
  10. Middle Englishmate
  11. Englishmate
  12. English todaymatey

From mate + -y.

Matey · proper noun2

Variant spelling of Matej.

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