Where does “wemme” come from?

wemme (Middle English) comes from Old English wamm, from Proto-Germanic wammaz, from Proto-Indo-European wemh₁- — to spew, to vomit.

Ancestry of “wemme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwammstain, spot, scar, disgrace, defect, defilement,...
2Proto-Germanicwammazspot, stain, blemish
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwemh₁-to spew, to vomit

Words derived from “wemme”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wemh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wammaz →Every word from Old English wamm →