Where does “gaumr” come from?

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

gaumr (Old Norse): heed, attention; attention, heed

Definitions

  1. heed, attention; attention, heed

Ancestry of “gaumr”, step by step

gaumr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic gaumaz

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

via Proto-Germanic gaumō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgaumōheed; attention
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰowe-to heed, pay attention

Words derived from “gaumr”

Every word from Proto-Germanic gaugmaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic gaumaz →