Where does “lähmen” come from?
lähmen (German) comes from Middle High German lemen, from Old High German lemmen, from Proto-Germanic lamjaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
lähmen (German): to paralyze
Definitions
- to paralyze
Ancestry of “lähmen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | lemen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | lemmen | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | lamjaną | to bash, hit; to lame, cripple |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |