Where does “ācumba” come from?

ācumba (Old English) comes from Old English ācemban, 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.

ācumba (Old English): oakum

Definitions

  1. oakum

Ancestry of “ācumba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishācembanto comb out
2Proto-Germanickambijanąto comb; kemb
3Proto-Germanickambazcomb
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰostooth; row of teeth; peg
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰ-to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg

Words derived from “ācumba”

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