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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishlammetdefinite singular of lam; past participle of...
2Danishlamme—
3Danishlamlame; lamb
4Old Danishlamb—
5Old Norselamba lamb
6Proto-Germaniclambazlamb
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁l̥h₁onbʰos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁elh₁én—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁elh₁én →