Where does “leme” come from?

leme (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch lēmo, 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,...

leme (Middle Dutch): fishbone; stalk or other part of a plant

Definitions

  1. fishbone; stalk or other part of a plant

Ancestry of “leme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchlēmoloam, mire, mud
2Proto-West Germanic*laimō—
3Proto-Germaniclaimôclay
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

Words derived from “leme”

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