Where does “Hintergaumen” come from?

Hintergaumen (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.

Hintergaumen (German): soft palate, velum

Definitions

  1. soft palate, velum

Ancestry of “Hintergaumen”, step by step

Hintergaumen 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 hinter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhinterbehind, after; after; beyond
2Middle High Germanhinder—
3Old High Germanhinder—
4Proto-Germanichinderbehind, beyond; back, on that side of, behind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gaumô →Every word from Old High German goumo →
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