Where does “wameful” come from?

wameful (English) comes from English wame, from Old English wamb, from Proto-Germanic wambō, from Proto-Indo-European wamp- — membrane , intestines, womb.

wameful (English): A bellyful

Definitions

  1. A bellyful

Ancestry of “wameful”, step by step

wameful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English wame

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwameThe belly; The womb
2Old Englishwambbelly, stomach; womb
3Proto-Germanicwambōbelly, stomach, abdomen; womb
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwamp-membrane , intestines, womb

via English ful

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishful—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wamp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wambō →Every word from Old English wamb →