Where does “nongumming” come from?

nongumming (English) comes from English gumming, 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.

nongumming (English): That does not produce gum

Definitions

  1. That does not produce gum

Ancestry of “nongumming”, step by step

nongumming traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English gumming

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishgummingpresent participle of gum; The act of chewing...
2EnglishgumThe flesh around the teeth; To chew, especially...
3Middle EnglishgommeAlternative form of gome; Alternative form of...
4Old Englishgumaman, hero
5Proto-Germanicgumôman
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰǵʰm̥mōearthling, human
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
8Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
9Proto-Indo-European-mi—

via English non

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnonObsolete form of none
2Frenchnonno; not; a no, a negative response
3Old Frenchnonno; not; Alternative form of nom
4Latinnōnnot
5Old Latinnoenum—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →