גומען‏
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דער
'gum, palate'

ETYMOLOGY

ON gómr, OE gōma, English gum, OHG guomo, goumo, gommo, giumo, MHG guom(e) (source of the Yiddish form), (Central German) gûmə, goume (source of Standard NHG form), NHG (obsolete) gomme, gumme(n), NHG Gaumen; from PGmc gōma(n)- ~ gauman- < ✱gōmō, ✱ga(w)umnaz 'palate' (?); from PIE ✱ĝʰeh₂u-mōn (m.) 'gum', from the root ✱ĝʰeh₂- 'to gape'; cf. Lithuanian gomurỹs 'palate', Greek χάος 'empty space'

CENTRAL

Unterland (East Transcarpathian)

giːmən {ETCP, Mukachevo, 48226}