lamb
English
/læm/
noun
Definitions
- A young sheep.
- The flesh of a lamb or sheep used as food.
- (figuratively) A person who is meek, docile and easily led.
- A simple, unsophisticated person.
- (finance) One who ignorantly speculates on the stock exchange and is victimized.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English lamb inherited from Old English lamb inherited from Proto-Germanic *lambaz (lamb) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₁l̥h₁onbʰos.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₁l̥h₁onbʰos
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Lambeth English
- chop English
- fold English
- hithe English
- kill English
- lambchop English
- lamber English
- lambfold English
- lambie English
- lambish English
- lambkill English
- lambkin English
- lambless English
- lamblike English
- lambling English
- lambren English
- lambskin English
- lambswool English
- lamburger English
- lamby English
- skin English
- wool English
- ahvenanmaanlammas Finnish
- emälammas Finnish
- harjalammas Finnish
- karakullammas Finnish
- kultalammas Finnish
- lammas Finnish
- lammaskaali Finnish
- lammaskarsina Finnish
- lammaskatras Finnish
- lammaskoira Finnish
- lammaslaidun Finnish
- lammaslauma Finnish
- lammasmainen Finnish
- lammasnavetta Finnish
- lammaspaimen Finnish
- lammaspaisti Finnish
- lammaspata Finnish
- lammasrotu Finnish
- lammassuoja Finnish
- lammastalous Finnish
- lammastarha Finnish
- lammastila Finnish
- lammasturkki Finnish
- lampaanhoito Finnish
- lampaanjuusto Finnish
- lampaankare Finnish
- lampaankyljys Finnish
- lampaankääpä Finnish
- lampaanlapa Finnish
- lampaanliha Finnish
- lampaanmaito Finnish
- lampaannahka Finnish
- lampaanpaisti Finnish
- lampaanreisi Finnish
- lampaansaparo Finnish
- lampaansatula Finnish
- lampaantalja Finnish
- lampaanvilla Finnish
- lampaanviulu Finnish
- lampaanvuota Finnish
- lampuri Finnish
- mustalammas Finnish
- ohutsarvilammas Finnish
- puolilammas Finnish
- pääsiäislammas Finnish
- saaristolaislammas Finnish
- suomenlammas Finnish
- uhrilammas Finnish
- alces Latin
- bōs Latin
- elaphus Latin
- Lamm German
- Lamm Gottes German
- Lammbraten German
- Lammfell German
- Lammfilet German
- Lämmchen German
- Lämmerschwanz German
- lam Dutch, Flemish
- lamlendig Dutch, Flemish
- lamsvlees Dutch, Flemish
- lamzak Dutch, Flemish
- vleugellam Dutch, Flemish
- zooglam Dutch, Flemish
- τραγέλαφος Ancient Greek
- ἐλάφινος Ancient Greek
- ἐλαφόβοσκον Ancient Greek
- ἔλαφος Ancient Greek
- *h₁l̥h₁onbʰos Proto-Indo-European
- *lambaz Proto-Germanic
- *lambizō Proto-Germanic
- lamm Swedish
- lammgam Swedish
- lammlik Swedish
- ラム Japanese
- lamb Old English
- lamb Middle English
- lambish Middle English
- lambren Middle English
- lamb Old Norse
- lam Middle Dutch
- lamb Old High German
- liellops Latvian
- lopbarība Latvian
- lops Latvian
- mājlops Latvian
- lam Afrikaans
- lon Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- lamp Middle High German
- 𐌻𐌰𐌼𐌱 Gothic
- *lamb gmw-pro
- *lamb Old Dutch
- *lambas Proto-Finnic
- lamp Cimbrian
- lamb Old Saxon
- láppis Northern Sami
- lamb Old Swedish
- lon Middle Irish
- ļaam̧ Marshallese
- *éləpʰos Proto-Hellenic
- lääbis Inari Sami