kemben

Middle English

/ˈkɛmbən/

verb

Definitions

To comb or brush one's hair; to use a comb.
(rare) To prettify or nicen.
(rare) To untangle fibres; to card.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English cemban (comb) inherited from Proto-Germanic *kambijaną (comb).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*kambijaną

Gloss

comb

Concept

Semantic Field

Clothing and grooming

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

kemb English
kembster English
kempt English
unkempt English
*kambijaną Proto-Germanic
cemban Old English
kembestere Middle English
kembynge Middle English
kemba Old Norse
kemben Old High German
*kambijan gmw-pro
*kemben Old Dutch