Where does “gambeson” come from?

gambeson (Old French) comes from Old French gambais, from Medieval Latin wambasium, from Frankish wamba, from Proto-Germanic wambō, from Proto-Indo-European wamp- — membrane , intestines, womb.

Ancestry of “gambeson”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgambais—
2Medieval Latinwambasiumdoublet, waistcoat
3Frankishwambaabdomen, belly
4Proto-Germanicwambōbelly, stomach, abdomen; womb
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwamp-membrane , intestines, womb

Words derived from “gambeson”

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