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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclamazlame; withered, defective
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃lemH-broken; weak, broken, soft

Words derived from “*lam”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃lemH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lamaz →