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

Definitions

  1. fetter, fetters

Ancestry of “dì-leum”, step by step

dì-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 di

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish GaelicdiAlternative form of dhi
2Old Irishdiof, from; Alternative spelling of dí: to/from her
3Proto-Celticdīfrom
4Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic lanxsman →Every word from Old Irish léimm →