Where does “wambe” come from?

wambe (Middle High German) comes from Old High German wamba, from Proto-West Germanic wambu, from Proto-Germanic wambō, from Proto-Indo-European wamp- — membrane , intestines, womb.

Ancestry of “wambe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwambastomach
2Proto-West Germanicwambuwomb
3Proto-Germanicwambōbelly, stomach, abdomen; womb
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwamp-membrane , intestines, womb

Words derived from “wambe

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wamp-Every word from Proto-Germanic wambōEvery word from Proto-West Germanic wambu