Where does “wam” come from?

wam (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch wamba, from Proto-West Germanic wambu, from Proto-Germanic wambō, from Proto-Indo-European wamp- — membrane , intestines, womb.

wam (Middle Dutch): belly; stomach

Definitions

  1. belly; stomach

Ancestry of “wam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwambabelly; body
2Proto-West Germanicwambuwomb
3Proto-Germanicwambōbelly, stomach, abdomen; womb
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwamp-membrane , intestines, womb
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wamp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wambō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wambu →