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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”

  • womb
  • womblike
  • wame
  • enwombed
  • wombless
  • wameful
  • enwomb
  • wombman
  • wombly
  • inwomb
  • womb-brother
  • wambe
  • wombed
  • wombe
  • womb
  • wame
  • wamb
  • wame
  • womb
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