Where does “lem” come from?

lem (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic limos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁élem — mountain elm.

lem (Old Irish): elm tree

Definitions

  1. elm tree

Ancestry of “lem”, step by step

lem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Celtic limos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticlimoselm
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁élemmountain elm

via Proto-Indo-European h₃lemH-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃lemH-broken; weak, broken, soft

Words derived from “lem”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁élem →Every word from Proto-Celtic limos →