Where does “lammelse” come from?

lammelse (Danish) comes 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.

lammelse (Danish): paralysis

Definitions

  1. paralysis

Ancestry of “lammelse”, step by step

lammelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish lamme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishlammeto paralyse, disable, cripple
2Danishlamlame; lamb
3Old Danishlamb—
4Old Norselamba lamb
5Proto-Germaniclambazlamb
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁l̥h₁onbʰos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁elh₁én—

via Danish Else

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishElse—
2DanishElisabethElizabeth biblical figure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁elh₁én →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁l̥h₁onbʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic lambaz →