Where does “komb” come from?

komb (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic *kamb, from Proto-Germanic kambaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- — to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg.

Ancestry of “komb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*kamb—
2Proto-Germanickambazcomb
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰostooth; row of teeth; peg
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰ-to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg

Words derived from “komb”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic kambaz →