Etymology of the English word gumdrop
the English word
gumdropderived from the English word
gumderived from the Old French word
gommederived from the Latin word
gummaderived from the Latin word
gummi (gum, vicid secretion from trees)
derived from the Greek word
kommi, κόμμι
derived from the Egyptian word
kemaiderived from the Egyptian word
ḳmj-tderived from the English word
dropderived from the English word
dripderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhreu-derived from the English word
droopderived from the Old Norse word
drupaderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*drohs-derived from the Old Norse word
drūpaUsage
Word found in Modern English
