Where does “Leem” come from?

Leem (Luxembourgish) comes 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,...

Leem (Luxembourgish): loam, clay

Definitions

  1. loam, clay

Ancestry of “Leem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanleimoloam
2Proto-West Germanic*laimō—
3Proto-Germaniclaimôclay
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
5Proto-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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