Where does “horscomb” come from?

horscomb (Middle English) comes from Old English horscamb, from Old English camb, from Proto-West Germanic kamb, from Proto-Germanic kambaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- — to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg.

horscomb (Middle English): curry comb, horse-comb comb for brushing horses

Definitions

  1. curry comb, horse-comb comb for brushing horses

Ancestry of “horscomb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhorscambhorse-comb, currycomb
2Old Englishcambcomb; crest of a helmet, bird, etc
3Proto-West Germanickambcomb
4Proto-Germanickambazcomb
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰostooth; row of teeth; peg
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰ-to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic kambaz →