Where does “lambaste” come from?
lambaste (English) comes from English Lam, from Middle English lamen, from Old English lemian, from Proto-Germanic lamjaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
lambaste (English): To scold, reprimand or criticize harshly; To give...
Definitions
- To scold, reprimand or criticize harshly; To give...
Ancestry of “lambaste”, step by step
lambaste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Lam
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Lam | To beat or thrash |
| 2 | Middle English | lamen | — |
| 3 | Old English | lemian | to lame |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lamjaną | to bash, hit; to lame, cripple |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |