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Where does “gōma” come from?

gōma (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *gōmō, from Proto-Germanic *gōmô.

gōma (Old English): palate

Definitions

  1. palate

Ancestry of “gōma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*gōmō—
2Proto-Germanic*gōmô—

Words derived from “gōma”

  • gum
  • gummy
  • bubblegum
  • gumming
  • gumshoe
  • gumball
  • gumboot
  • degumming
  • gormless
  • sweetgum
  • gumdrop
  • begum
  • gummosis
  • gomeral
  • goom
  • gorm
  • gaum
  • gumboil
  • gumminess
  • gummer
  • redgum
  • gumline
  • gumlike
  • gormlessly
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