gambison
English
/ˈɡæm.bɨ.sən/
noun
Definitions
- (historical) A defensive garment made of stuffed and quilted cloth.
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
- gambeson 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