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Where does “lambakjöt” come from?

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

lambakjöt (Icelandic): lamb

Definitions

  1. lamb

Ancestry of “lambakjöt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclamba lamb
2Old Norselamba lamb
3Proto-Germaniclambazlamb
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁l̥h₁onbʰos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁elh₁én—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁elh₁én →