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Where does “lam” come from?

lam (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse lamb, from Proto-Germanic lambaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁l̥h₁onbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁elh₁én.

lam (Norwegian Bokmål): paralysed / paralyzed, crippled; a lamb;...

Definitions

  1. paralysed / paralyzed, crippled; a lamb;...

Ancestry of “lam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselamba lamb
2Proto-Germaniclambazlamb
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁l̥h₁onbʰos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁elh₁én—

Words derived from “lam”

  • lammekjøtt
  • lam
  • lamme
  • lammet
  • lammer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁elh₁én →