Reconstruction talk:Proto-Indo-European/h₁l̥h₁onbʰos

I have been shamefully dilatory in not addressing this ; but I cannot understand how any other qualified etymologist could swallow such a grotesquely fabricated reconstruction. There are two entirely separate roots merged into one here. The Proto-Germanic LAMBAZ is merely a substrate from the Proto-Finnic LAMBAS and not the other way round! Just because most - if not all - of the Germanic languages contain similar forms does not mean that they are not substrates. The meaning behind LAMBAS is depicted in Old Cornish LAMM (to leap, jump, bound), which is also a substrate, as LAM (precipice). Certainly, the Old English LAMB is not a substrate in Britain; but the Celtic and Ancient Greek lexemes for 'lamb' are of Proto-Indo-European origin. It is vital to check the underlying meanings of lexemes before propounding reconstructions! Andrew H. Gray 11:57, 10 October 2022 (UTC) Andrew (talk)