English
goemin
Goemin comes from French goémon ‘seaweed’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *weyp- ‘to wind, wrap around’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weyp-‘to wind, wrap around’reconstructed
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*wimmonā‘seaweed’reconstructed
- Proto-Brythonicc. 100 BCE–500 CE*gwɨmon‘seaweed’reconstructed
- Old Bretonmoderngoumon
- xbmmoderngwemon
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600goumon
- Frenchc. 1600–presentgoémon‘seaweed’
- Englishtodaygoemin
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weyp-‘to wind, wrap around’reconstructed
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*wimmonā‘seaweed’reconstructed
- Proto-Brythonicc. 100 BCE–500 CE*gwɨmon‘seaweed’reconstructed
- Old Bretonmoderngoumon
- xbmmoderngwemon
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600goumon
- Frenchc. 1600–presentgoémon‘seaweed’
- Englishtodaygoemin
Formed from -in
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *weyp- ‘to wind, wrap around’
whip, wipe, vibrant, vibration, weave, waive, vibrator, vibrate, waver, vibrato, waif, 7 more
Today it means
noun A complex mixture of several substances extracted from the seaweed Irish moss (Chondrus crispus).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *weyp- / goemin