Where does “lammergeier” come from?
lammergeier (English) comes from German Lämmergeier, from German lamm, from Middle High German lamp, from Old High German lamb, from Proto-West Germanic lamb, from Proto-Germanic lambaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁l̥h₁onbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁elh₁én.
lammergeier (English): A long-winged vulture, "Gypaetus barbatus", found...
Definitions
- A long-winged vulture, "Gypaetus barbatus", found...
Ancestry of “lammergeier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Lämmergeier | — |
| 2 | German | lamm | singular imperative of lammen; first-person... |
| 3 | Middle High German | lamp | — |
| 4 | Old High German | lamb | lamb |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | lamb | lamb |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lambaz | lamb |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁l̥h₁onbʰos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁elh₁én | — |