gaum
English
/ɡɔːm/
noun
Definitions
- (UK) Heed; attention.
Etymology
Derived from Middle English gome (man, heed, gum, attention) derived from Old Norse gaum (attention) derived from Proto-Germanic *gaumō (attention) derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʰowe- (heed, pay attention) derived from Middle English *gomen.
Origin
Middle English
*gomen
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- begaum English
- gaum-like English
- gaumish English
- gaumy English
- gome English
- gorm English
- gormless English
- gormlessly English
- gormlessness English
- gum English
- yeme English
- *gʰowe- Proto-Indo-European
- *gaumaz Proto-Germanic
- *gaumijaną Proto-Germanic
- *gaumō Proto-Germanic
- begieman Old English
- forgieman Old English
- gieme Old English
- giemend Old English
- guma Old English
- gōma Old English
- ġīeman Old English
- *gomen Middle English
- bridegome Middle English
- gome Middle English
- gomes Middle English
- yemen Middle English
- gaum Old Norse
- gaumr Old Norse
- 𐌲𐌰𐌿𐌼𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- gome Scots