camb
Middle English
Noun
camb
- Alternative form of comb
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *kambaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos. Cognate with Old Saxon camb, Dutch kam, Old High German chamb (German Kamm), Old Norse kambr (Swedish kam); and with Ancient Greek γόμφος (gómphos, “pin”), Old Armenian ծամեմ (camem, “to chew”), Russian зуб (zub).
Pronunciation
Noun
camb m
- comb
- crest of a helmet, bird, etc
- c. 1000, The Wonders of the East
- Fēnixas habbaþ cambas on hēafde swā pāwan.
- Phoenixes have crests on their head like peacocks.
- c. 1000, The Wonders of the East
Declension
Declension of camb (strong a-stem)
Derived terms
Descendants
Old Saxon
Noun
camb m
- Alternative spelling of kamb
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