Where does “Lehm” come from?

Lehm (German) comes 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,...

Lehm (German): loam; clay

Definitions

  1. loam; clay

Ancestry of “Lehm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanleime—
2Old High Germanleimoloam
3Proto-West Germanic*laimō—
4Proto-Germaniclaimôclay
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

Words derived from “Lehm”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laimô →