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Where does “lamm” come from?

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

lamm (Swedish): a lamb; a sheep

Definitions

  1. a lamb; a sheep

Ancestry of “lamm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishlamb—
2Old Norselamba lamb
3Proto-Germaniclambazlamb
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁l̥h₁onbʰos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁elh₁én—

Words derived from “lamm”

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