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

  1. The entrails of a deer or other animal, used for...

Ancestry of “numbles”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchnomblesentrails of a pig, cow, deer etc. viewed as food
2Old Frenchlumblesloins
3Latinlumbulus—
4Latinlumbusloin; lumbar; genitals
5Proto-Italiclonðwos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰwos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →