Where does “Wams” come from?

Wams (German) comes from Frankish wamba, from Proto-Germanic wambō, from Proto-Indo-European wamp- — membrane , intestines, womb.

Wams (German): jerkin, doublet

Definitions

  1. jerkin, doublet

Ancestry of “Wams”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishwambaabdomen, belly
2Proto-Germanicwambōbelly, stomach, abdomen; womb
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwamp-membrane , intestines, womb

Words derived from “Wams”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wamp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wambō →Every word from Frankish wamba →