Where does “wame” come from?

wame (Middle English) comes from Middle English wombe, from Old English womb, from Proto-West Germanic wambu, from Proto-Germanic wambō, from Proto-Indo-European wamp- — membrane , intestines, womb.

wame (Middle English): Alternative form of wombe

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of wombe

Ancestry of “wame”, step by step

wame traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English wombe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishwombeThe stomach; The womb or uterus; the location...
2Old Englishwomb—
3Proto-West Germanicwambuwomb
4Proto-Germanicwambōbelly, stomach, abdomen; womb
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwamp-membrane , intestines, womb

via Scots womb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scotswombbelly, womb
2Old Englishwambbelly, stomach; womb
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wamp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wambō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wambu →