Where does “kemben” come from?

kemben (Middle English) comes from Old English cemban, from Proto-West Germanic kambijan, from Proto-Germanic kambijaną, from Proto-Germanic kambaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- — to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg.

kemben (Middle English): To comb or brush one's hair; to use a comb; To...

Definitions

  1. To comb or brush one's hair; to use a comb; To...

Ancestry of “kemben”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcembanto comb
2Proto-West Germanickambijanto comb; kemb
3Proto-Germanickambijanąto comb; kemb
4Proto-Germanickambazcomb
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰostooth; row of teeth; peg
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰ-to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg

Words derived from “kemben”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic kambaz →