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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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,... |