English
jambe
Jambe comes from Middle English jambe.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500jambe
- Englishearliest quotation 1828same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500jambe
- Englishearliest quotation 1828same form
Earliest quotation: 1828, William Berry, Encyclopaedia Heraldica: “Lion's jambe, erased, grasping a laurel branch.”
Every English word from Middle English jambe
Today it means
noun A leg, of an animal or person.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English jambe / jambe