Where does “gumminess” come from?
gumminess (English) comes from English gummy, 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.
gumminess (English): The state or condition of being gummy
Definitions
- The state or condition of being gummy
Ancestry of “gumminess”, step by step
gumminess traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gummy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gummy | Showing the gums; Clipping of gummy shark; A... |
| 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 Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |