Where does “gum” come from?

gum (Icelandic) comes from Proto-Germanic gaumō, from Proto-Indo-European gʰowe- — to heed, pay attention.

gum (Icelandic): boasting, exaggeration

Definitions

  1. boasting, exaggeration

Ancestry of “gum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgaumōheed; attention
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰowe-to heed, pay attention

Words derived from “gum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰowe- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gaumō →