Where does “leam” come from?

leam (Middle English) comes from Old English lēoma, from Proto-West Germanic leuhmō, from Proto-Germanic leuhmô, from Proto-Indo-European leuk- — light, bright; light; white; to shine; to shine,...

Ancestry of “leam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlēomaray of light, beam, radiance, gleam, glare,...
2Proto-West Germanicleuhmōlight
3Proto-Germanicleuhmôlight; lustre; brightness, radiance
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleuk-light, bright; light; white; to shine; to shine,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leuk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic leuhmô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic leuhmō →