Where does “numbles” come from?
numbles (English) comes from Middle French nombles, from Old French lumbles, from Latin lumbulus, from Latin lumbus, from Proto-Italic lonðwos, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰwos, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.
numbles (English): The entrails of a deer or other animal, used for...
Definitions
- The entrails of a deer or other animal, used for...
Ancestry of “numbles”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | nombles | entrails of a pig, cow, deer etc. viewed as food |
| 2 | Old French | lumbles | loins |
| 3 | Latin | lumbulus | — |
| 4 | Latin | lumbus | loin; lumbar; genitals |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | lonðwos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰwos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |
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