Where does “gumshield” come from?

gumshield (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.

gumshield (English): A mouthguard to protect the teeth and gums during...

Definitions

  1. A mouthguard to protect the teeth and gums during...

Ancestry of “gumshield”, step by step

gumshield 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 shield

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshieldAnything that protects or defends; defense;...
2Middle EnglishscheldA shield; An object that resembles a shield; Any...
3Old Englishsċieldshield
4Proto-West Germanicskeldushield
5Proto-Germanicskelduzshield
6Proto-Indo-European(s)keit-—
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