Where does “ath-leum” come from?

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

ath-leum (Scottish Gaelic): rebound

Definitions

  1. rebound

Ancestry of “ath-leum”, step by step

ath-leum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic leum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicleumverbal noun of leum; leap, bound, spring, frisk,...
2Old Irishléimmverbal noun of lingid; jump; leap
3Proto-Celticlanxsmanjump
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light

via Scottish Gaelic ath

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicathnext
2Old Irisháthford; open space or hollow between two objects
3Proto-Celticyātusford
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic lanxsman →Every word from Old Irish léimm →