Camb
/kæmb/noun
A camb is a curved or bent shape, especially in technical or dialectal use.
Did you know?English *camb* is part of an old Germanic word-family tied to bending and crookedness, the same deep root that later helped form words for combs and other curved tools.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kamp-
“to bend, curve”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*kambaz
“a bent or curved object; comb”
Old English
OE
camb
“a comb; a ridge or crest”
Middle English
ME
camb
“comb; ridge; crest”
Modern English
English
camb
“a ridge, crest, or curved form in technical and dialectal use”