Where does “lambaster” come from?
lambaster (English) comes from English lambaste, 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- — he, she.
lambaster (English): One who lambasts
Definitions
- One who lambasts
Ancestry of “lambaster”, step by step
lambaster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lambaste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lambaste | To scold, reprimand or criticize harshly; To give... |
| 2 | English | Lam | To beat or thrash |
| 3 | Middle English | lamen | — |
| 4 | Old English | lemian | to lame |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lamjaną | to bash, hit; to lame, cripple |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |