Where does “lamb” come from?
Lamb comes from Old English lamb, from Proto-Germanic lambaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁l̥h₁onbʰos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₁elh₁én.
lamb (English): A young sheep; The flesh of a lamb or sheep used...
Definitions
- A young sheep; The flesh of a lamb or sheep used...
Ancestry of “lamb”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | lamb | A lamb, its meat, or its skin; A Christian... |
| 2 | Old English | lamb | lamb |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *lamb | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lambaz | lamb |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁l̥h₁onbʰos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁elh₁én | — |
Words derived from “lamb”