Where does “davyum” come from?
davyum (English) comes from English um, from English them, from Middle English þem, from Old Norse þeim, from Proto-Germanic þaimaz, from Proto-Germanic sa, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
davyum (English): A supposed chemical element discovered in 1877,...
Definitions
- A supposed chemical element discovered in 1877,...
Ancestry of “davyum”, step by step
davyum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English um
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | um | See uh; Dated spelling of mmm; To make the "um"... |
| 2 | English | them | Those ones; Him, her, or it; that one; Those |
| 3 | Middle English | þem | Third-person plural accusative pronoun: them;... |
| 4 | Old Norse | þeim | them, those |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þaimaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sa | that |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |
via English Davy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Davy | A Davy lamp |