Where does “belemen” come from?
belemen (Dutch) comes from Dutch leem, from Middle Dutch leme, from Old Dutch lēmo, from Proto-West Germanic *laimō, from Proto-Germanic laimô, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH-, from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...
belemen (Dutch): to cover with loam, to loam
Definitions
- to cover with loam, to loam
Ancestry of “belemen”, step by step
belemen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch leem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | leem | loam; adobe |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | leme | fishbone; stalk or other part of a plant |
| 3 | Old Dutch | lēmo | loam, mire, mud |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *laimō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | laimô | clay |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂leyH- | to smear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leyh₂- | to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,... |
via Dutch be- -en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | be- -en | Forms transitive verbs from nouns, meaning "to apply/provide (noun) to" |