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Where does “lambin” come from?

lambin (French) comes from French lambeau, from Old French label, from Frankish lappā, from Proto-Germanic lappǭ, from Proto-Indo-European leb- — to hang down loosely; lip; lick.

lambin (French): slowpoke, plodder; dawdling, plodding

Definitions

  1. slowpoke, plodder; dawdling, plodding

Ancestry of “lambin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlambeauscrap, strip, shred
2Old Frenchlabelstrip of fabric; badge; insignia
3Frankishlappācloth, rag, lobe; torn piece of cloth; rag, torn...
4Proto-Germaniclappǭ—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleb-to hang down loosely; lip; lick

Words derived from “lambin”

  • lambiner
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