Where does “womb” come from?

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

womb (Scots): belly, womb

Definitions

  1. belly, womb

Ancestry of “womb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwambbelly, stomach; womb
2Proto-Germanicwambōbelly, stomach, abdomen; womb
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwamp-membrane , intestines, womb

Words derived from “womb”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wamp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wambō →Every word from Old English wamb →