Where does “gomme” come from?
gomme (Middle English) comes 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.
gomme (Middle English): Alternative form of gome; Alternative form of...
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- Alternative form of gome; Alternative form of...
Ancestry of “gomme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | guma | man, hero |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | gumô | man |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰǵʰm̥mō | earthling, human |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |