Where does “lehmhaltig” come from?

lehmhaltig (German) comes from German Lehm, 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,...

lehmhaltig (German): loamy

Definitions

  1. loamy

Ancestry of “lehmhaltig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLehmloam; clay
2Middle High Germanleime—
3Old High Germanleimoloam
4Proto-West Germanic*laimō—
5Proto-Germaniclaimôclay
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laimô →
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