Where does “lomre” come from?
lomre (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle French [[l']][[ombre]], from Old French ombre, from Latin umbra, from Old Latin omra, from Proto-Indo-European h₂mr-u-.
Ancestry of “lomre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | [[l']][[ombre]] | — |
| 2 | Old French | ombre | Alternative form of onbre |
| 3 | Latin | umbra | a shadow; a shade; a ghost |
| 4 | Old Latin | omra | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂mr-u- | — |