Where does “ācemban” come from?

ācemban (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic kambijaną, from Proto-Germanic kambaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- — to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg.

ācemban (Old English): to comb out

Definitions

  1. to comb out

Ancestry of “ācemban”, step by step

ācemban traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic kambijaną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickambijanąto comb; kemb
2Proto-Germanickambazcomb
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰostooth; row of teeth; peg
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰ-to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg

via Proto-Germanic uz-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
2Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
4Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “ācemban”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic kambaz →