gambeson

The story

1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*wambō“belly, womb”
2. Frankish · derived from*wamba“abdomen, belly”
3. Medieval Latin · derived fromwambāsium“doublet, waistcoat”
4. Old French · derived fromgambeson
5. Middle English · inherited fromgambison
6. English todaygambeson

From Middle English gambison, from Old French gambeson, gambaison, from gambais, wambais (“quilted jerkin”), from Medieval Latin wambāsium (“doublet, waistcoat”), from Frankish *wamba (“abdomen, belly”), from Proto-Germanic *wambō (“belly, womb”): compare Middle High German wambeis, German Wams (“waistcoat, doublet”), from Old High German wamba (“stomach”). More at womb.

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