Where does “elm” come from?
Elm comes from Old English elm, from Proto-Germanic elmaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁élem, of unknown ultimate meaning.
elm (English): A tree of the genus "Ulmus" of the family...
Definitions
- A tree of the genus "Ulmus" of the family...
Ancestry of “elm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | elme | — |
| 2 | Old English | elm | elm tree |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *elm | elm tree |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | elmaz | elm tree; wood from an elm tree |
| 5 | Persian | الماس | diamond |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀδάμας | adamant, the hardest metal; a hard metal... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |