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Where does “inwomb” come from?

inwomb (English) comes from English womb, from Middle English wombe, from Old English womb, from Proto-West Germanic wambu, from Proto-Germanic wambō, from Proto-Indo-European wamp- — membrane , intestines, womb.

inwomb (English): To place or cause to be contained in the womb; to...

Definitions

  1. To place or cause to be contained in the womb; to...

Ancestry of “inwomb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwombIn female mammals, the organ in which the young...
2Middle EnglishwombeThe stomach; The womb or uterus; the location...
3Old Englishwomb—
4Proto-West Germanicwambuwomb
5Proto-Germanicwambōbelly, stomach, abdomen; womb
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwamp-membrane , intestines, womb
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