English

gumleaf

From gum + leaf.

A compound of gum + leaf

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 *laubą

Proto-West Germanic *laub

Old English lēaf

Middle English lef ‘Foliage’

English leaf

Today it means

noun The leaf of a eucalyptus (gum tree), which is sometimes used as a musical leaf.

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