Where does “comb” come from?

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

comb (Old English): Alternative form of camb

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of camb

Ancestry of “comb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickambazcomb
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰostooth; row of teeth; peg
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰ-to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic kambaz →