Where does “womb” come from?
Womb comes from Middle English wambe, from Old English wamb, from Proto-Indo-European wamp-.
womb (English): In female mammals, the organ in which the young...
Definitions
- In female mammals, the organ in which the young...
Ancestry of “womb”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | wombe | The stomach; The womb or uterus; the location... |
| 2 | Old English | womb | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | wambu | womb |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wambō | belly, stomach, abdomen; womb |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wamp- | membrane , intestines, womb |
Words derived from “womb”