Etymograph

English

Gaumer

Gaumer comes from German Gaumer.

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentGaumer
  2. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentGaumer
  2. Englishtodaysame form

The story

The German surname is a derivative of the verb gaumen (‘to protect, to defend; to care for’), a term now limited to Switzerland. This verb in turn comes from Middle High German goumen, from Old High German goumen, from Proto-Germanic *gaumijaną (‘to heed, notice, observe, keep’). The verb is ultimately a cognate of the obsolete English verb yeme (‘to observe, to pay attention’).

Every English word from German Gaumer

Today it means

name A surname.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / German Gaumer / Gaumer

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