Governing statute

Wombo Law #1

A wombo is not a concatenation. It is a merger. Each root must surrender a syllable, a meaning, or a boundary to create something that neither word could be alone. No sacrifice, no wombo.

Recognized sacrifice classes

• Phonemic sacrificeA root loses letters, sounds, or syllables.
• Boundary sacrificeA root loses independence and becomes bound inside the new word.
• Semantic sacrificeA root keeps form but gives up original context, dignity, or ordinary meaning.
• Lineage sacrificeAn existing wombo becomes a morpheme inside a newer wombo.

Status ladder

proposed → valid → codified → challenged → falsified → overruled → deprecated