Where does “hildeleoma” come from?

hildeleoma (Old English) comes from Old English lēoma, from Proto-West Germanic leuhmō, from Proto-Germanic leuhmô, from Proto-Indo-European leuk- — light, bright; light; white; to shine; to shine,...

hildeleoma (Old English): sword

Definitions

  1. sword

Ancestry of “hildeleoma”, step by step

hildeleoma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English lēoma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlēomaray of light, beam, radiance, gleam, glare,...
2Proto-West Germanicleuhmōlight
3Proto-Germanicleuhmôlight; lustre; brightness, radiance
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleuk-light, bright; light; white; to shine; to shine,...

via Old English hild

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhildbattle, war
2Proto-West Germanichildibattle, fight
3Proto-Germanichildizbattle, fight
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leuk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic leuhmô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic leuhmō →
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