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Wams.

doublet

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/vams/[vams][ʋams][-amps]
  1. doublet

    historical · neuter · strong
  2. jerkin

    neuter · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German wambes, wambeis, from Old French wambais, from Medieval Latin wambāsium, bambāsium. This is predominantly considered a derivative of Frankish *wamba, from Proto-Germanic *wambō (“belly, womb”), making Wams a doublet of Wamme (“dewlap”) and Wampe (“potbelly, paunch”). Alternative etymology derives it from Latin bambax (“coton”), from Ancient Greek πάμβαξ (pámbax), in which case, however, the Romance w- is difficult to explain. More at gambeson.

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