Where does “goma” come from?

goma (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic *gaumu, from Proto-Germanic gaumō, from Proto-Indo-European gʰowe- — to heed, pay attention.

goma (Old Dutch): attention

Definitions

  1. attention

Ancestry of “goma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*gaumu
2Proto-Germanicgaumōheed; attention
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰowe-to heed, pay attention
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰowe-Every word from Proto-Germanic gaumōEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *gaumu