Where does “lam” come from?

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

lam (Danish): lame; lamb

Definitions

lame; lamb

Ancestry of “lam”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Danish	lamb	—
2	Old Norse	lamb	a lamb
3	Proto-Germanic	lambaz	lamb
4	Proto-Indo-European	h₁l̥h₁onbʰos	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₁elh₁én	—

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