English

gumfield

From gum + field.

A compound of gum + field

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂- ‘to gape, yawn’

Proto-Germanic *gaumô ‘palate’

Proto-West Germanic *gōmō

Old English gōma ‘palate’

Middle English gom

English gum

Proto-Germanic *felþuz ‘field’

Proto-West Germanic *felþu ‘field’

Old English feld ‘field’

Middle English feld ‘field’

English field

Today it means

noun A site where kauri gum was dug up by the gumdiggers.

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

Etymograph / gumfield