Where does “*lōmiz” come from?

*lōmiz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European lem- — to crush; fragile; to break, soften; open jaws.

Ancestry of “*lōmiz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanlem-to crush; fragile; to break, soften; open jaws

Words derived from “*lōmiz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lem- →
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