Where does “comb” come from?

comb (Middle English) comes from Old English cumb, from Proto-Germanic kumbaz — bowl, vessel; vat, tub.

comb (Middle English): A comb; An instrument similar to a comb used for...

Definitions

  1. A comb; An instrument similar to a comb used for...

Ancestry of “comb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcumba hollow, narrow valley, combe; a measure of...
2Proto-Germanickumbazbowl, vessel; vat, tub

Words derived from “comb”

Every word from Proto-Germanic kumbaz →Every word from Old English cumb →