Where does “lammgam” come from?

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

lammgam (Swedish): lammergeier (Gypaetus barbatus)

Definitions

  1. lammergeier (Gypaetus barbatus)

Ancestry of “lammgam”, step by step

lammgam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish lamm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlamma lamb; a sheep
2Old Swedishlamb
3Old Norselamba lamb
4Proto-Germaniclambazlamb
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁l̥h₁onbʰos
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁elh₁én

via Swedish gam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgama vulture or condor; scavenging birds living in...
2Old Swedishgamber
3Old Norsegammrkind of big predatory bird, or mythical creature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁elh₁én
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