Jamb(e) [Jamb, Jambe

Morpheme

Jamb(e) [Jamb, Jambe

Type

free base

Denotation

leg, shank, flexion, bending, curve, turn

Etymology

Middle English jambe; French jambe; Old French jambe; Latin gamba, camba; Ancient Greek kampḗ

Evidence

doorjamb, jamb, jambe, jambed, jambes, jambing, jambless, jambs, jambstone

Notes

jamb, jambe, gam, gamb, and gamba are doublets
homophone of Jam