PERMANENT DISPUTE RECORD
ALL DISPUTES ↗One scholarly question. Every attached source. The present editorial state, without pretending the last word has been written.
Not entirely. Merriam-Webster reports Middle English chekmaten with both chess and frustrate senses.
/ˈtʃɛkˌmeɪt/ · verb · noun
An inescapable chess defeat and, figuratively, complete thwarting; a compound transmitted through French, Arabic, and Persian chess language.
DIRECT CLAIM EVIDENCE
A citation is not a vote. Each record says whether the work supports, challenges, contradicts, or contextualizes the position—and identifies the exact locus used.
Includes frustrate in the Middle English gloss, showing early figurative coexistence.
Etymology — verb; First Known UseThe graph begins the semantic coexistence in Middle English.