Where does “lam” come from?
Lam comes from Old English lemian, from Proto-Germanic lamjaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots lem- and lewk- meaning to break or shine.
lam (English): To beat or thrash; To flee or run away; The...
Definitions
- To beat or thrash; To flee or run away; The...
Ancestry of “lam”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | lamen | — |
| 2 | Old English | lemian | to lame |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | lamjaną | to bash, hit; to lame, cripple |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |