Where does “Lambeth” come from?
Lambeth (English) comes from Old English lamb, from Proto-Germanic *lamb, from Proto-Germanic lambaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁l̥h₁onbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁elh₁én.
Ancestry of “Lambeth”, step by step
Lambeth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English lamb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | lamb | lamb |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *lamb | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | lambaz | lamb |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁l̥h₁onbʰos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁elh₁én | — |
via Old English hȳþ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | hȳþ | landing place; harbor, landing-place |