Where does “Gomes” come from?
Gomes (Portuguese) comes from Middle English gōme, 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.
Ancestry of “Gomes”, step by step
Gomes traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English gōme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | gōme | A man; a male human being |
| 2 | Old English | guma | man, hero |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gumô | man |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰǵʰm̥mō | earthling, human |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |
via Old Portuguese Gomez
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | Gomez | — |