Where does “gaume” come from?

gaume (Alemannic German) comes from Old High German goumen, from Proto-Germanic gaumijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

gaume (Alemannic German): to guard, watch, herd

Definitions

  1. to guard, watch, herd

Ancestry of “gaume”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germangoumen—
2Proto-Germanicgaumijanąto heed, notice, observe, keep
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →