Where does “GoFundMe” come from?
GoFundMe (English) comes from English Go, from English stop, from English top, from Middle English top, from Old English topp, from Proto-West Germanic *topp, from Proto-Germanic tuppaz, from Proto-Indo-European dumb- — tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...
GoFundMe (English): A crowdfunding website that allows people to raise money
Definitions
- A crowdfunding website that allows people to raise money
Ancestry of “GoFundMe”, step by step
GoFundMe traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English Go
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Go | An ancient Chinese board game, today also popular... |
| 2 | English | stop | To cease moving; To not continue; To cause to... |
| 3 | English | top | The highest or uppermost part of something; A... |
| 4 | Middle English | top | The summit or top of something, especially a... |
| 5 | Old English | topp | top, summit (of something) |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *topp | top, summit, crest |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tuppaz | tuft, plait; top, summit |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dumb- | tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,... |
via English Me
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Me | Abbreviation of methyl; Alternative letter-case... |
| 2 | Middle English | me | me; myself; Alternative form of mi |
| 3 | Middle English | men | Alternative form of man; plural of mon |
| 4 | Old English | menn | plural of mann; men, persons, human beings;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | manniz | nominative/vocative plural of *mann- |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | mann- | human, human being, person, individual; name of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |