Where does “kauwgom” come from?

kauwgom (Dutch) comes from Dutch gom, from Middle Dutch gomme, from Old French gomme, from Late Latin gumma, from Latin gummi, from Ancient Greek κόμμι, from Egyptian qmy — anointing oil.

kauwgom (Dutch): chewing gum

Definitions

  1. chewing gum

Ancestry of “kauwgom”, step by step

kauwgom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch gom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgomgum, various viscous or sticky substances exuded...
2Middle Dutchgomme
3Old Frenchgomme
4Late Latingummagum
5LatingummiAlternative form of cummis; gum
6Ancient Greekκόμμιgum, obtained from babul
7Egyptianqmyanointing oil

via Dutch kauwen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkauwento chew
2Middle Dutchcouwento chew
3Old Dutchkiuwanto chew
4Proto-West Germanickeuwanto chew
5Proto-Germanickewwanąto chew
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵyewh₁-to chew
Every word from Egyptian qmy