Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/pamp-

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This Proto-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-Germanic

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Etymology

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Uncertain. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *bamb- (round object). Compare Lithuanian bamba (navel, belly button), Lithuanian bumbulas (bulge, knob, bulb), Proto-Slavic *pǫpъ (bud, navel).

Verb

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*pamp-

  1. to swell

Derived terms

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Descendants

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