Where does “goom” come from?

goom (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch gome, from Proto-Germanic gaumaz, from Proto-Germanic gaugmaz.

goom (Dutch): attention, gaum

Definitions

  1. attention, gaum

Ancestry of “goom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchgome—
2Proto-Germanicgaumazheed, attention
3Proto-Germanicgaugmaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic gaugmaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic gaumaz →Every word from Middle Dutch gome →