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Where does “begaum” come from?

begaum (English) comes from English gaum, from Middle English gōme, from Old English guma, from Proto-Germanic gumô, from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰm̥mō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

begaum (English): To smear

Definitions

  1. To smear

Ancestry of “begaum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgaumHeed; attention; To understand; comprehend;...
2Middle Englishgōme—
3Old Englishgumaman, hero
4Proto-Germanicgumôman
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰǵʰm̥mōearthling, human
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
7Proto-Indo-European-ōm—
8Proto-Indo-European-mi—
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