gambeson
English
/ˈɡæm.bɨ.sən/
noun
Definitions
- (historical) A defensive garment formerly in use for the body, made of cloth stuffed and quilted.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English gambison derived from Old French gambeson derived from Latin wambāsium derived from Frankish *wamba (abdomen, belly) derived from Proto-Germanic *wambō (belly, womb, stomach, abdomen).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*wambō
Gloss
belly, womb, stomach, abdomen
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
腹, 胃
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- gambison English
- Ambrones Latin
- wambāsium Latin
- Wams German
- *wamp- Proto-Indo-European
- *wambō Proto-Germanic
- wamb Old English
- womb Old English
- gambison Middle English
- vǫmb Old Norse
- vams Danish
- gambeson Old French
- wambais Old French
- vömb Icelandic
- wamba Old High German
- wambeis Middle High German
- 𐍅𐌰𐌼𐌱𐌰 Gothic
- wamba Old Dutch
- *wamba Frankish