Where does “wambais” come from?

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

wambais (Old French): quilted jerkin

Definitions

  1. quilted jerkin

Ancestry of “wambais”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wambais”

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