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Where does “lamb” come from?

lamb (Faroese) comes from Old Norse lamb, from Proto-Germanic lambaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁l̥h₁onbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁elh₁én.

lamb (Faroese): lamb; kid; seven of the chosen cards

Definitions

  1. lamb; kid; seven of the chosen cards

Ancestry of “lamb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselamba lamb
2Proto-Germaniclambazlamb
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁l̥h₁onbʰos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁elh₁én—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁elh₁én →