Where does “gumland” come from?

gumland (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.

gumland (English): A kind of infertile, acidic terrain yielding kauri gum

Definitions

  1. A kind of infertile, acidic terrain yielding kauri gum

Ancestry of “gumland”, step by step

gumland 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 Land

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLandThe part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water
2Middle EnglishlandAlternative form of lond; urine
3Old Englishhlandurine
4Proto-Germanichlandąurine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanklān-liquid, wet ground
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