Where does “leam” come from?

leam (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish lem, from Proto-Celtic limos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁élem — mountain elm.

leam (Scottish Gaelic): with me, by me

Definitions

  1. with me, by me

Ancestry of “leam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishlemelm tree
2Proto-Celticlimoselm
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁élemmountain elm

Words derived from “leam”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁élem →Every word from Proto-Celtic limos →Every word from Old Irish lem →