Where does “wamb” come from?

wamb (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic wambō, from Proto-Indo-European wamp- — membrane , intestines, womb.

wamb (Old English): belly, stomach; womb

Definitions

  1. belly, stomach; womb

Ancestry of “wamb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwambōbelly, stomach, abdomen; womb
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwamp-membrane , intestines, womb

Words derived from “wamb”

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