Where does “gøma” come from?

gøma (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse geyma, from Proto-Germanic gaumijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

gøma (Old Swedish): to heed, mind; to keep, preserve, store

Definitions

  1. to heed, mind; to keep, preserve, store

Ancestry of “gøma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegeymakeep, watch
2Proto-Germanicgaumijanąto heed, notice, observe, keep
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “gøma”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →