Where does “Kaugummiautomat” come from?

Kaugummiautomat (German) comes from German Kaugummi, from German käuen, from Middle High German kūwen, from Old High German kūwen, from Proto-West Germanic keuwan, from Proto-Germanic kewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- — to chew.

Kaugummiautomat (German): gumball machine

Definitions

  1. gumball machine

Ancestry of “Kaugummiautomat”, step by step

Kaugummiautomat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kaugummi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKaugummichewing gum
2Germankäuenchew
3Middle High Germankūwen
4Old High Germankūwen
5Proto-West Germanickeuwanto chew
6Proto-Germanickewwanąto chew
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵyewh₁-to chew

via German automat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanautomatautomaton, machine
2Ancient Greekαὐτόματονaccident, mere chance
3Ancient Greekαὐτόματοςself-willed, unbidden; self-moving,...
4Ancient Greekμέμααto wish eagerly, strive, yearn, desire
5Ancient Greekμέμοναto be minded or inclined; to be eager; to hasten
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmemóneto think, to be mindful; to remember
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁-