Where does “leimo” come from?

leimo (Old High German) 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,...

leimo (Old High German): loam

Definitions

  1. loam

Ancestry of “leimo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “leimo”

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