Where does “páskalamb” come from?
páskalamb (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic páskar, from Old Norse páskar, from Medieval Latin pascha, from Ancient Greek Πάσχα, from Aramaic פסחא, from Hebrew פֶּסַח — Passover.
páskalamb (Icelandic): a lamb, butchered during Easter, especially...
Definitions
- a lamb, butchered during Easter, especially...
Ancestry of “páskalamb”, step by step
páskalamb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic páskar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | páskar | Easter |
| 2 | Old Norse | páskar | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | pascha | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Πάσχα | Easter |
| 5 | Aramaic | פסחא | — |
| 6 | Hebrew | פֶּסַח | Passover |
via Icelandic lamb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | lamb | a lamb |
| 2 | Old Norse | lamb | a lamb |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | lambaz | lamb |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁l̥h₁onbʰos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁elh₁én | — |