kam
Dutch (Brabantic)
/kɑm/
noun
Definitions
- A comb, utensil to groom hair, fur etc.
- (anatomy etc.; by analogy) A ridge, erect shape
- (technical) A cam
- bridge (e.g. of a violin)
Etymology
Inherited from Old Dutch *kamb inherited from Proto-Germanic *kambaz (comb).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*kambaz
Gloss
comb
Concept
Semantic Field
Clothing and grooming
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Steadicam English
- beachcam English
- bodycam English
- cam English
- cambelt English
- cambox English
- camboy English
- camgirl English
- cammer English
- camphone English
- camshaft English
- camwheel English
- camwhore English
- camwhoring English
- copcam English
- crittercam English
- facecam English
- fancam English
- fishcam English
- handicam English
- headcam English
- helmetcam English
- hovercam English
- minicam English
- nanocam English
- netcam English
- phonecam English
- recam English
- shakycam English
- skycam English
- spycam English
- trailcam English
- twincam English
- webcam English
- haan Dutch, Flemish
- hanenkam Dutch, Flemish
- kamsalamander Dutch, Flemish
- kamster Dutch, Flemish
- ros Dutch, Flemish
- roskam Dutch, Flemish
- salamander Dutch, Flemish
- ster Dutch, Flemish
- stof Dutch, Flemish
- stofkam Dutch, Flemish
- toupeerkam Dutch, Flemish
- touperen Dutch, Flemish
- zak Dutch, Flemish
- zakkam Dutch, Flemish
- cam French
- came French
- *ǵómbʰos Proto-Indo-European
- *kambaz Proto-Germanic
- kam Swedish
- camb Old English
- horscamb Old English
- hunigcamb Old English
- comb Middle English
- kambr Old Norse
- kamb Old High German
- kam Afrikaans
- Kamp Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *kamb gmw-pro
- *kamb Old Dutch
- kamber Old Swedish
- *komb Old Frisian
- kamu Shona