Where does “Kamb” come from?

Kamb (East Central German) comes from Middle High German [[kamb]], [[camb]], [[chamb]], from Old High German chamb, from Proto-West Germanic kamb, from Proto-Germanic kambaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- — to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg.

Kamb (East Central German): comb

Definitions

  1. comb

Ancestry of “Kamb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High German[[kamb]], [[camb]], [[chamb]]—
2Old High Germanchambcomb
3Proto-West Germanickambcomb
4Proto-Germanickambazcomb
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰostooth; row of teeth; peg
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰ-to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic kambaz →