Where does “lammlik” come from?

lammlik (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.

lammlik (Swedish): lamblike

Definitions

  1. lamblike

Ancestry of “lammlik”, step by step

lammlik 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 lik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishliklike, similar to; like; corpse
2Old Swedishlīkshape, semblance, appearance
3Old Norselíkleechline; body; leech
4Middle Low Germanlīk—
5Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁elh₁én →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁l̥h₁onbʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic lambaz →