Where does “lammer” come from?
lammer (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål lamme, from Norwegian Bokmål lam, from Old Norse lamb, from Proto-Germanic lambaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁l̥h₁onbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁elh₁én.
lammer (Norwegian Bokmål): present of lamme
Ancestry of “lammer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | lamme | definite singular of lam; plural of lam; to... |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | lam | paralysed / paralyzed, crippled; a lamb;... |
| 3 | Old Norse | lamb | a lamb |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lambaz | lamb |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁l̥h₁onbʰos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁elh₁én | — |