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
- A gum-removing agent
Ancestry of “degummer”, step by step
degummer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English degum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | degum | To remove gum from |
| 2 | English | gum | The flesh around the teeth; To chew, especially... |
| 3 | Middle English | gomme | Alternative form of gome; Alternative form of... |
| 4 | Old English | guma | man, hero |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gumô | man |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰǵʰm̥mō | earthling, human |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |