Where does “jamb” come from?

Jamb comes from Middle English jambe, from Middle French jambe, from Latin gamba, from Ancient Greek καμπή, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European kamp- and kh₂em-.

jamb (English): Either of the vertical components that form the...

Definitions

  1. Either of the vertical components that form the...

Ancestry of “jamb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishjambe—
2Frenchjambeleg
3Old Frenchjambeleg
4Late Latingambahorse's hock; hoof; leg
5Ancient Greekκάμπηcaterpillar; silkworm; an eruciform ornament
6Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂emp-to bend; crooked; to bend, curve
7Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve

Words derived from “jamb”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp- →Every word from Ancient Greek κάμπη →
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