Where does “handlingslammet” come from?

handlingslammet (Danish) comes from Danish lammet, from Danish lamme, from Danish lam, from Old Danish lamb, from Old Norse lamb, from Proto-Germanic lambaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁l̥h₁onbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁elh₁én.

handlingslammet (Danish): being unable to act; paralyzed, as by indecision,...

Definitions

  1. being unable to act; paralyzed, as by indecision,...

Ancestry of “handlingslammet”, step by step

handlingslammet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish lammet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishlammetdefinite singular of lam; past participle of...
2Danishlammeto paralyse, disable, cripple
3Danishlamlame; lamb
4Old Danishlamb—
5Old Norselamba lamb
6Proto-Germaniclambazlamb
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁l̥h₁onbʰos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁elh₁én—

via Danish handling

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhandlingaction, act
2Danishhandleact; trade, shop
3Old Norsehandla—
4Proto-Germanichandlōnąto take or hold in the hand, seize, grip
5Proto-Germanichanduzhand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁elh₁én →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁l̥h₁onbʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic lambaz →