Where does “līeman” come from?

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

līeman (Old English): to emit rays, beam, shine

Definitions

  1. to emit rays, beam, shine

Ancestry of “līeman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicliuhmijanto shine
2Proto-Germanicleuhmôlight; lustre; brightness, radiance
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleuk-light, bright; light; white; to shine; to shine,...

Words derived from “līeman

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leuk-Every word from Proto-Germanic leuhmôEvery word from Proto-West Germanic liuhmijan