Where does “chum” come from?
chum (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic cum, from Old Irish cummaid, from Old Irish cummae, from Proto-Indo-European kom-smiyo-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
chum (Scottish Gaelic): Alternative form of chun; past indicative of cum
Definitions
- Alternative form of chun; past indicative of cum
Ancestry of “chum”, step by step
chum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Scottish Gaelic cum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | cum | keep, hold; keep, continue; shape, form |
| 2 | Old Irish | cummaid | to fashion, makes; fashions, shapes, composes,... |
| 3 | Old Irish | cummae | verbal noun of con·ben; shape, form, appearance;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kom-smiyo- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |