Where does “kúlutyggjó” come from?
kúlutyggjó (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic tyggjó, from Icelandic tyggigúmmí, from Danish tyggegummi, from English chewing gum, from English gum, from Middle English gomme, from Old English guma, from Proto-Germanic gumô.
kúlutyggjó (Icelandic): bubblegum
Definitions
- bubblegum
Ancestry of “kúlutyggjó”, step by step
kúlutyggjó traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic tyggjó
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | tyggjó | chewing gum |
| 2 | Icelandic | tyggigúmmí | chewing gum |
| 3 | Danish | tyggegummi | chewing gum |
| 4 | English | chewing gum | A flavoured preparation of chicle or synthetic... |
| 5 | English | gum | The flesh around the teeth; To chew, especially... |
| 6 | Middle English | gomme | Alternative form of gome; Alternative form of... |
| 7 | Old English | guma | man, hero |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | gumô | man |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰǵʰm̥mō | earthling, human |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |