Where does “개껌” come from?
개껌 (Korean) comes from Korean 껌, from English gum, from Middle English gomme, from Old English guma, from Proto-Germanic gumô, from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰm̥mō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm.
개껌 (Korean): dog chew
Definitions
- dog chew
Ancestry of “개껌”, step by step
개껌 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 껌
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 껌 | gum, chewing gum; piece of cake; child's play |
| 2 | English | gum | The flesh around the teeth; To chew, especially... |
| 3 | Middle English | gomme | Alternative form of gome; Alternative form of... |
| 4 | Old English | guma | man, hero |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gumô | man |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰǵʰm̥mō | earthling, human |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |