Where does “wam” come from?

wam (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch wamme, from Old Dutch wamba, from Proto-West Germanic wambu, from Proto-Germanic wambō, from Proto-Indo-European wamp- — membrane , intestines, womb.

wam (Dutch): a belly; a stomach; a beef dewlap

Definitions

  1. a belly; a stomach; a beef dewlap

Ancestry of “wam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwamme—
2Old Dutchwambabelly; body
3Proto-West Germanicwambuwomb
4Proto-Germanicwambōbelly, stomach, abdomen; womb
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwamp-membrane , intestines, womb
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wamp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wambō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wambu →