Where does “lemmet” come from?
lemmet (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch lenement, from Latin linamentum, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.
lemmet (Dutch): blade; wick
Definitions
- blade; wick
Ancestry of “lemmet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | lenement | — |
| 2 | Latin | linamentum | — |
| 3 | Latin | līnum | flax |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |