Where does “*lam” come from?
*lam (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic lamaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃lemH- — broken; weak, broken, soft.
Ancestry of “*lam”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | lamaz | lame; withered, defective |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃lemH- | broken; weak, broken, soft |