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English word comb comes from Proto-Indo-European *ǵembʰ-, Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰ-, and later Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos (Peg. Row of teeth. Tooth.)
*ǵembʰ- (Proto-Indo-European)
*ǵómbʰ- (Proto-Indo-European)
to pierce, gnaw through
*ǵómbʰos (Proto-Indo-European)
Peg. Row of teeth. Tooth.
*kambaz (Proto-Germanic)
Comb.
camb (Old English)
Comb.
comb (Middle English)
comb (English)
(nautical, intransitive) To roll over, as the top or crest of a wave; to break with a white foam, as waves.. (transitive) To search thoroughly as if raking over an area with a comb.. (transitive) To separate choice cotton fibers from worsted cloth fibers.. (transitive, especially of hair or fur) To groom with a toothed implement; chiefly with a comb. (Algebraic Geometry) A connected and [...]