lam

lam · verb, noun¹

1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*lamjaną
2. Old Norse · derived fromlemja
3. Old English · inherited fromlemian
4. Middle English · inherited fromlamen
5. English todaylam

From Middle English lamen, lemen, from Old English lemian and Old Norse lemja; both from Proto-Germanic *lamjaną.

lam · noun²

1. Arabic · derived fromلَام
2. English todaylam

From Arabic لَام (lām), the name of the letter ل (l).

Lam · proper noun³

Borrowed from Cantonese 林 (lam4) or Cantonese 藍／蓝 (lam4). Doublet of Lin and Lim.

Words from the same roots