Where does “dì-leum” come from?
dì-leum (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic leum, from Old Irish léimm, from Proto-Celtic lanxsman, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.
dì-leum (Scottish Gaelic): fetter, fetters
Ancestry of “dì-leum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | leum | verbal noun of leum; leap, bound, spring, frisk,... |
| 2 | Old Irish | léimm | verbal noun of lingid; jump; leap |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | lanxsman | jump |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁lengʷʰ- | light |