Where does “gaum” come from?
gaum (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse gaumr, from Proto-Germanic gaumaz, from Proto-Germanic gaugmaz.
gaum (Norwegian Nynorsk): attention
Ancestry of “gaum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | gaumr | heed, attention; attention, heed |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | gaumaz | heed, attention |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gaugmaz | — |
Words derived from “gaum”