Where does “lam” come from?

lam (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish lamber, from Old Norse lami, from Proto-Germanic lamaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃lemH- — broken; weak, broken, soft.

lam (Swedish): lame, unable to move any limbs; lame,...

Definitions

  1. lame, unable to move any limbs; lame,...

Ancestry of “lam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishlamber—
2Old Norselami—
3Proto-Germaniclamazlame; withered, defective
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃lemH-broken; weak, broken, soft

Words derived from “lam”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃lemH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lamaz →Every word from Old Norse lami →