Where does “gumchewing” come from?

gumchewing (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

gumchewing (English): Chewing gum

Definitions

  1. Chewing gum

Ancestry of “gumchewing”, step by step

gumchewing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English gum

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

via English chewing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishchewingpresent participle of chew; The act by which...
2Middle EnglishchewyngThe act of chewing; One's ability to detect...
3Old Englishċīwung—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →