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

  1. A young sheep; The flesh of a lamb or sheep used...

Ancestry of “lamb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishlambA lamb, its meat, or its skin; A Christian...
2Old Englishlamblamb
3Proto-Germanic*lamb—
4Proto-Germaniclambazlamb
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁l̥h₁onbʰos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁elh₁én—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁elh₁én →
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