Etymograph

English

Gum

Gum comes from Old Saxon gumo ‘man’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰm̥mṓ ‘human’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰm̥mṓ‘human’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*gumô‘man’reconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*gumō‘man’reconstructed
  4. Old Saxonc. 800–1200gumo‘man’
  5. EnglishtodayGum

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰm̥mṓ‘human’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*gumô‘man’reconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*gumō‘man’reconstructed
  4. Old Saxonc. 800–1200gumo‘man’
  5. EnglishtodayGum

Linked words

through Proto-West Germanic *gumō ‘man’

goon, 5 more

Today it means

name A surname.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰm̥mṓ / Gum

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