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