Where does “Kaugummikugel” come from?

Kaugummikugel (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.

Kaugummikugel (German): gumball

Definitions

  1. gumball

Ancestry of “Kaugummikugel”, step by step

Kaugummikugel 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 kugel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankugelinflection of kugeln: ## first-person singular...
2Proto-Germanickuggilazknobbed instrument
3Proto-Germanickuggǭcog, swelling
4Proto-Indo-Europeangewgʰ-swelling, bow
5Proto-Indo-Europeangēw-to bend, arch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- →