Where does “wombed” come from?

wombed (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.

wombed (Middle English): Possessing a stomach; Having a stomach with the...

Definitions

  1. Possessing a stomach; Having a stomach with the...

Ancestry of “wombed”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wamp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wambō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wambu →