Where does “lame” come from?
lame (Estonian) comes from Estonian lamama, from Proto-Germanic lamaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃lemH- — broken; weak, broken, soft.
lame (Estonian): flat
Ancestry of “lame”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Estonian | lamama | to lie, to lie down |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | lamaz | lame; withered, defective |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃lemH- | broken; weak, broken, soft |