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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

Definitions

  1. chewing gum

Ancestry of “tyggjó”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictyggigúmmíchewing gum
2Danishtyggegummichewing gum
3Englishchewing gumA flavoured preparation of chicle or synthetic...
4EnglishgumThe flesh around the teeth; To chew, especially...
5Middle EnglishgommeAlternative form of gome; Alternative form of...
6Old Englishgumaman, hero
7Proto-Germanicgumôman
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰǵʰm̥mōearthling, human
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
10Proto-Indo-European-ōm—
11Proto-Indo-European-mi—
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