Where does “lome” come from?

lome (Middle English) comes from Old English lōme, from Old English ġelōme, from Proto-Germanic galōma, from Proto-Germanic galōmiz.

lome (Middle English): usually, commonly; A machine, device, or...

Definitions

  1. usually, commonly; A machine, device, or...

Ancestry of “lome”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlōmefrequently, often
2Old Englishġelōmeoften, frequently, continually, repeatedly
3Proto-Germanicgalōma—
4Proto-Germanicgalōmiz—

Words derived from “lome”

Every word from Proto-Germanic galōmiz →Every word from Proto-Germanic galōma →Every word from Old English ġelōme →