Where does “léimm” come from?

léimm (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic lanxsman, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.

léimm (Old Irish): verbal noun of lingid; jump; leap

Definitions

  1. verbal noun of lingid; jump; leap

Ancestry of “léimm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticlanxsmanjump
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light

Words derived from “léimm”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic lanxsman →
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