Where does “lamaid” come from?
lamaid (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish ro·laimethar, from Proto-Celtic lamyeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₃lem-.
Ancestry of “lamaid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | ro·laimethar | — |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | lamyeti | to dare |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃lem- | — |