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Where does “*lamb” come from?

*lamb (Proto-Germanic) 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—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁elh₁én →