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

Definitions

  1. flat

Ancestry of “lame”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianlamamato lie, to lie down
2Proto-Germaniclamazlame; withered, defective
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃lemH-broken; weak, broken, soft
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃lemH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lamaz →Every word from Estonian lamama →