Where does “gumdigging” come from?
gumdigging (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.
gumdigging (English): The work of a gumdigger, digging for kauri gum
Definitions
- The work of a gumdigger, digging for kauri gum
Ancestry of “gumdigging”, step by step
gumdigging traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gum | The flesh around the teeth; To chew, especially... |
| 2 | Middle English | gomme | Alternative form of gome; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Old English | guma | man, hero |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gumô | man |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰǵʰm̥mō | earthling, human |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |
via English digging
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | digging | The action performed by a person or thing that... |
| 2 | English | dig | To move hard-packed earth out of the way,... |
| 3 | Middle English | diggen | to dig |
| 4 | Old English | dīcian | to dig a ditch, to mound up earth |
| 5 | Zazaki | dîkon | shop |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | dīkaz | pool, puddle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰēygʷ- | to stick into, pierce |