Where does “wame” come from?

wame (Scots) comes from Middle English wambe, from Old English wamb, from Proto-Germanic wambō, from Proto-Indo-European wamp- — membrane , intestines, womb.

wame (Scots): belly; womb; heart, mind

Definitions

  1. belly; womb; heart, mind

Ancestry of “wame”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishwambeAlternative form of wombe
2Old Englishwambbelly, stomach; womb
3Proto-Germanicwambōbelly, stomach, abdomen; womb
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwamp-membrane , intestines, womb
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wamp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wambō →Every word from Old English wamb →