Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wambu

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wambō. Cognate with Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌼𐌱𐌰 (wamba) and Old Norse vǫmb.

Noun

*wambu f

womb
Synonym: *hrif

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*wambu
Genitive	*wambā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*wambu	*wambō
Accusative	*wambā	*wambā
Genitive	*wambā	*wambō
Dative	*wambē	wambōm, wambum
Instrumental	*wambu	wambōm, wambum

Descendants

Old English: wamb, womb
- Middle English: wombe, wambe, womb, wame, woombe, wome, uombe, wompe, wamb
  - English: womb
  - Geordie English: wyem
  - Scots: wame, wam
Old Frisian: wamme, womme
Old Saxon: wamba
- Middle Low German: wamme
  - German Low German: Wamme
Old Dutch: wamba
- Middle Dutch: wamme, wam
  - Dutch: wam
Old High German: wamba
- Middle High German: wambe, wampe, wamme
  - German: Wamme, Wampe
    - → Saterland Frisian: Wampe
  - Bavarian: Wampn
Frankish: *wamba
- → Medieval Latin: wambāsium, wambōsium
  - Old French: wambais, gambais; wambison, gambison, gambeison
    - → Middle English: gambeson, gambison
      - English: gambeson, gambison
    - → Middle Low German: wambois, wambōs, wambūs, wambes, wammes, wams
    - → Middle Dutch: wambaes, wambeis, wambois, wambuus, wammes
      - Dutch: wambuis, wammes
    - → Middle High German: wambeis
      - German: Wams
        → Saterland Frisian: Wams
    - → Medieval Latin: gambesōnem
    - → Occitan: gambais
    - → Old Spanish: gambax
    - → Old Galician-Portuguese: canbas