Where does “wombless” come from?
wombless (English) comes from English womb, from Middle English wombe, from Old English womb, from Proto-West Germanic wambu, from Proto-Germanic wambō, from Proto-Indo-European wamp- — membrane , intestines, womb.
wombless (English): Without a womb
Definitions
- Without a womb
Ancestry of “wombless”, step by step
wombless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English womb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | womb | In female mammals, the organ in which the young... |
| 2 | Middle English | wombe | The stomach; The womb or uterus; the location... |
| 3 | Old English | womb | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wambu | womb |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wambō | belly, stomach, abdomen; womb |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wamp- | membrane , intestines, womb |