Where does “lamlendigheid” come from?

lamlendigheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch lamlendig, 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.

lamlendigheid (Dutch): fecklessness

Definitions

  1. fecklessness

Ancestry of “lamlendigheid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlamlendigfeckless
2Dutchlamlamb, the young of a sheep; The meat - or...
3Middle Dutchlamlamb; lame; weak, strengthless
4Old Dutchlam—
5Proto-West Germanic*lam—
6Proto-Germaniclamazlame; withered, defective
7Proto-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 →