Where does “lem” come from?

lem (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish lem, from Proto-Celtic limos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁élem — mountain elm.

lem (Middle Irish): elm tree; soft, tender; weak, powerless

Definitions

  1. elm tree; soft, tender; weak, powerless

Ancestry of “lem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishlemelm tree
2Proto-Celticlimoselm
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁élemmountain elm

Words derived from “lem”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁élem →Every word from Proto-Celtic limos →Every word from Old Irish lem →