Where does “loamless” come from?
loamless (English) comes 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,...
loamless (English): Without loam
Definitions
- Without loam
Ancestry of “loamless”, step by step
loamless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English loam
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | loam | A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt... |
| 2 | Middle High German | leime | — |
| 3 | Old High German | leimo | loam |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *laimō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | laimô | clay |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂leyH- | to smear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leyh₂- | to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,... |