Where does “leem” come from?

leem (Dutch) comes 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,...

leem (Dutch): loam; adobe

Definitions

  1. loam; adobe

Ancestry of “leem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchlemefishbone; stalk or other part of a plant
2Old Dutchlēmoloam, mire, mud
3Proto-West Germanic*laimō—
4Proto-Germaniclaimôclay
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

Words derived from “leem”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laimô →