Where does “womb” come from?
womb (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.
womb (Middle English): Alternative form of wombe
Definitions
- Alternative form of wombe
Ancestry of “womb”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | wombe | The stomach; The womb or uterus; the location... |
| 2 | Old English | womb | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | wambu | womb |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wambō | belly, stomach, abdomen; womb |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wamp- | membrane , intestines, womb |