Where does “Gummihüpfen” come from?
Gummihüpfen (German) comes from German Gummi, from Latin cummi, from Ancient Greek κόμμι, from Egyptian qmy — anointing oil.
Gummihüpfen (German): Chinese jump rope
Ancestry of “Gummihüpfen”, step by step
Gummihüpfen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Gummi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Gummi | rubber, gum; rubber band, elastic band; condom,... |
| 2 | Latin | cummi | Alternative form of cummis |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κόμμι | gum, obtained from babul |
| 4 | Egyptian | qmy | anointing oil |
via German hüpfen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | hüpfen | to hop; to bounce |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | huppijaną | to move up and down; hop |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kewb- | to bend, bow; to bend, bow, arch, vault; to bend,... |