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Where does “gamal” come from?

gamal (Irish) comes from English gomeral, from Middle English gōme, from Old English guma, from Proto-Germanic gumô, from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰm̥mō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

gamal (Irish): gomeral, lout, simpleton, fool

Definitions

  1. gomeral, lout, simpleton, fool

Ancestry of “gamal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgomeralFool, simpleton
2Middle Englishgōme—
3Old Englishgumaman, hero
4Proto-Germanicgumôman
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰǵʰm̥mōearthling, human
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
7Proto-Indo-European-ōm—
8Proto-Indo-European-mi—

Words derived from “gamal”

  • gamalach
  • gamalacht
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