camb

Old English

Etymology

Proto-Germanic *kambaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵombʰos. Cognate with Old Saxon camb, Dutch kam, Old High German chamb (German Kamm), Old Norse kambr (Swedish kam); and with Ancient Greek γόμφος (“pin”), Old Armenian ծամեմ (camem, “to chew”), Russian зуб (zub).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kɑmb/

Noun

camb m

1. comb

Declension

    Declension of camb (strong a-stem)

	Singular	Plural
nominative	camb	cambas
accusative	camb	cambas
genitive	cambes	camba
dative	cambe	cambum

Descendants

• English: comb

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Old Saxon

Noun

camb m

1. Alternative spelling of kamb.