Where does “degummer” come from?

degummer (English) comes from English degum, from English gum, from Middle English gomme, from Old English guma, from Proto-Germanic gumô, from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰm̥mō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm.

degummer (English): A gum-removing agent

Definitions

  1. A gum-removing agent

Ancestry of “degummer”, step by step

degummer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English degum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdegumTo remove gum from
2EnglishgumThe flesh around the teeth; To chew, especially...
3Middle EnglishgommeAlternative form of gome; Alternative form of...
4Old Englishgumaman, hero
5Proto-Germanicgumôman
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰǵʰm̥mōearthling, human
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
8Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
9Proto-Indo-European-mi

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi