Accompany
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late Middle English: from Old French accompagner, from a- (from Latin ad ‘to, at’) + compagne, from Old French compaignon ‘companion’. The spelling change was due to association with company.
wiktionary
From Middle English accompanien, from Old French acompagner(“to associate with”), from compaing(“companion”), nominative singular of compaignon(“companion”). See company.
etymonline
accompany (v.)
early 15c., "to be in company with," from Old French acompaignier "take as a companion" (12c., Modern French accompagner), from à "to" (see ad-) + compaignier, from compaign (see companion). Musical meaning "play or sing along with" is from 1570s. Related: Accompanied; accompanying.