Where does “gorm” come from?

gorm (English) comes 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.

gorm (English): To gawk; to stare or gape; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. To gawk; to stare or gape; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “gorm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishgōmeA man; a male human being
2Old Englishgumaman, hero
3Proto-Germanicgumôman
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰǵʰm̥mōearthling, human
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
6Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
7Proto-Indo-European-mi—

Words derived from “gorm”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm →
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