Where does “dryhtguma” come from?

dryhtguma (Old 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.

dryhtguma (Old English): warrior, retainer

Definitions

  1. warrior, retainer

Ancestry of “dryhtguma”, step by step

dryhtguma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English guma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgumaman, hero
2Proto-Germanicgumôman
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰǵʰm̥mōearthling, human
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
5Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
6Proto-Indo-European-mi—

via Old English dryht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdryhttroop, army; men, mankind
2Proto-Germanicdruhtizband of retainers, troop
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrewgʰ-to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm →