Where does “womm” come from?
womm (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic wammaz, from Proto-Indo-European wemh₁- — to spew, to vomit.
Ancestry of “womm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | wammaz | spot, stain, blemish |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | wemh₁- | to spew, to vomit |