Where does “Leem” come from?

Leem (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German *lêm, from Old Saxon *lēm, 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,...

Leem (Plautdietsch): loam, clay

Definitions

  1. loam, clay

Ancestry of “Leem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low German*lêm—
2Old Saxon*lēm—
3Proto-West Germanic*laimō—
4Proto-Germaniclaimôclay
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

Words derived from “Leem”

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