Where does “Gaumenspalte” come from?

Gaumenspalte (German) comes from German Gaumen, from Middle High German gaume, from Old High German goumo, from Proto-Germanic gaumô, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₂- — to yawn; to gape; yawn.

Gaumenspalte (German): palatoschisis, cleft palate

Definitions

  1. palatoschisis, cleft palate

Ancestry of “Gaumenspalte”, step by step

Gaumenspalte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Gaumen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGaumenpalate; the sense of taste; oral cavity
2Middle High Germangaume—
3Old High Germangoumopalate
4Proto-GermanicgaumôAlternative form of *gōmô; palate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₂-to yawn; to gape; yawn

via German spalte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspalteinflection of spalten: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanspalde—
3Middle High Germanspalt—
4Old High Germanspaltcrack, fissure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gaumô →Every word from Old High German goumo →