Etymology Explorer › Middle English

Where does “lamb” come from?

lamb (Middle English) comes from Old English lamb, from Proto-Germanic *lamb, from Proto-Germanic lambaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁l̥h₁onbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁elh₁én.

lamb (Middle English): A lamb, its meat, or its skin; A Christian...

Definitions

  1. A lamb, its meat, or its skin; A Christian...

Ancestry of “lamb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlamblamb
2Proto-Germanic*lamb—
3Proto-Germaniclambazlamb
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁l̥h₁onbʰos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁elh₁én—

Words derived from “lamb”

  • lamb
  • lambkin
  • lambskin
  • lamblike
  • lambie
  • lambswool
  • lambkill
  • lamber
  • lamby
  • lambling
  • lambchop
  • lamburger
  • lambless
  • lambfold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁elh₁én →