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Where does “gaum” come from?

gaum (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic gaumaz, from Proto-Germanic gaugmaz.

gaum (Old Norse): attention

Definitions

  1. attention

Ancestry of “gaum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgaumazheed, attention
2Proto-Germanicgaugmaz—

Words derived from “gaum”

  • gum
  • gummy
  • bubblegum
  • gumming
  • gumshoe
  • gumball
  • gumboot
  • degumming
  • gormless
  • sweetgum
  • gumdrop
  • begum
  • gummosis
  • gomeral
  • goom
  • gorm
  • gaum
  • gumboil
  • gumminess
  • gummer
  • redgum
  • gumline
  • gumlike
  • gormlessly
Every word from Proto-Germanic gaugmaz →