Where does “loom” come from?
Loom comes from Old Norse ljóma, Old English lām, Proto-Germanic laimô, and Proto-Indo-European ley-, with a cognate in Proto-Germanic galōmiz.
loom (English): A utensil; tool; a weapon; an article in...
Definitions
- A utensil; tool; a weapon; an article in...
Ancestry of “loom”, step by step
loom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English lome
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | lome | usually, commonly; A machine, device, or... |
| 2 | Old English | lōme | frequently, often |
| 3 | Old English | ġelōme | often, frequently, continually, repeatedly |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | galōma | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | galōmiz | — |
via Old Norse lómr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | lómr | loon |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | lōmaz | betrayal, deceit |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | loh₁umos | — |
Words derived from “loom”