Where does “loaminess” come from?
loaminess (English) comes from English loamy, from English loam, from Middle High German leime, from Old High German leimo, 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,...
loaminess (English): The quality of being loamy
Definitions
- The quality of being loamy
Ancestry of “loaminess”, step by step
loaminess traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English loamy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | loamy | Consisting of loam; partaking of the nature of... |
| 2 | English | loam | A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt... |
| 3 | Middle High German | leime | — |
| 4 | Old High German | leimo | loam |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *laimō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | laimô | clay |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂leyH- | to smear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leyh₂- | to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,... |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |