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