Where does “lamb” come from?

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

Ancestry of “lamb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclambazlamb
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁l̥h₁onbʰos
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁elh₁én

Words derived from “lamb

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁elh₁énEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁l̥h₁onbʰosEvery word from Proto-Germanic lambaz
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