Where does “lōma” come from?

lōma (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic *lōmiz, from Proto-Indo-European lem- — to crush; fragile; to break, soften; open jaws.

Ancestry of “lōma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*lōmiz—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlem-to crush; fragile; to break, soften; open jaws
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *lōmiz →