Where does “līmo-” come from?

līmo- (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Indo-European léymō, from Proto-Indo-European ley- — to flow, pour, stream; to glide, slip, be...

līmo- (Proto-Celtic): flood; marsh

Definitions

  1. flood; marsh

Ancestry of “līmo-”, step by step

līmo- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European léymō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanléymōlake
2Proto-Indo-Europeanley-to flow, pour, stream; to glide, slip, be...

via Proto-Indo-European leyH-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeanleyH-flow, flood; to bend; to flow

Words derived from “līmo-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ley- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European léymō →
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