English
gumbuyer
From gum + buyer.
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂- ‘to gape, yawn’
Proto-Germanic *gaumô ‘palate’
Proto-West Germanic *gōmō
Old English gōma ‘palate’
Middle English gom
English gum
Today it means
noun A person who purchased kauri gum from the gumdiggers.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / gumbuyer