Where does “lam” come from?

lam (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch lam, from Middle Dutch lam, from Old Dutch lam, from Proto-West Germanic *lam, from Proto-Germanic lamaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃lemH- — broken; weak, broken, soft.

lam (Afrikaans): lamb

Definitions

  1. lamb

Ancestry of “lam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlamlamb, the young of a sheep; The meat - or...
2Middle Dutchlamlamb; lame; weak, strengthless
3Old Dutchlam—
4Proto-West Germanic*lam—
5Proto-Germaniclamazlame; withered, defective
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃lemH-broken; weak, broken, soft
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃lemH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lamaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *lam →