Where does “lume” come from?

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

lume (Middle English): Alternative form of lome

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of lome

Ancestry of “lume”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishlomeusually, commonly; A machine, device, or...
2Old Englishlōmefrequently, often
3Old Englishġelōmeoften, frequently, continually, repeatedly
4Proto-Germanicgalōma—
5Proto-Germanicgalōmiz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic galōmiz →Every word from Proto-Germanic galōma →Every word from Old English ġelōme →