Where does “lēmo” come from?
lēmo (Old Dutch) comes 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 “lēmo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *laimō | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | laimô | clay |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂leyH- | to smear |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | leyh₂- | to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,... |