Where does “gome” come from?

gome (Scots) 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.

gome (Scots): a man

Definitions

  1. a man

Ancestry of “gome”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishgōmeA man; a male human being
2Old Englishgumaman, hero
3Proto-Germanicgumôman
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰǵʰm̥mōearthling, human
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
6Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
7Proto-Indo-European-mi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm →