Etymology

jambe

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Today it means: A leg, of an animal or person. Full definition →

Middle English jambe ← French jambe
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The story

  1. French · derived fromjambe
  2. Middle English · inherited fromjambe
  3. English todayjambe

From Middle English jambe, jaumbe, French jambe. Doublet of gam, gamb, gamba, and jamb.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishjambe all →

jamb

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