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Where does “lamb” come from?

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

Ancestry of “lamb”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lamb”

  • lammlik
  • lamm
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁elh₁én →