Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/lamb
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This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-West Germanic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *lambaz.
Noun[edit]
*lamb n[1]
Inflection[edit]
| z-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *lamb | |
| Genitive | *lambiʀi | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *lamb | *lambiʀu |
| Accusative | *lamb | *lambiʀu |
| Genitive | *lambiʀi | *lambiʀō |
| Dative | *lambiʀi | *lambiʀum |
| Instrumental | *lambiʀi | *lambiʀum |
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: lamb, lomb
- Old Frisian: lamb, lam
- Old Saxon: lamb
- Old Dutch: *lamb (possibly also in placename lampanesse)
- Old High German: lamb
References[edit]
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 117: “*lamb”