An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Wams

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2558732An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, W — WamsJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

​ Wams, masculine, ‘doublet, jerkin, waistcoat,’ from Middle High German wambeîs, wambes, neuter, ‘doublet, garment worn under the coat of mail’; a Romance loan-word; compare Old French gambais. Middle Latin wambasium is itself a derivative of Old High German and Gothic wamba, ‘body.’

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