Where does “okome” come from?

okome (Middle English) comes from Old English ācumba, from Old English ācemban, 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.

okome (Middle English): oakum, hards, tow

Definitions

  1. oakum, hards, tow

Ancestry of “okome”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishācumbaoakum
2Old Englishācembanto comb out
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 “okome”

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