Where does “*lêm” come from?

*lêm (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon *lēm, from Proto-West Germanic *laimō, from Proto-Germanic laimô, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH-, from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

Ancestry of “*lêm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxon*lēm—
2Proto-West Germanic*laimō—
3Proto-Germaniclaimôclay
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

Words derived from “*lêm”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laimô →