Where does “leamh” come from?

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

leamh (Scottish Gaelic): importunate, annoying, galling, vexing; boring,...

Definitions

  1. importunate, annoying, galling, vexing; boring,...

Ancestry of “leamh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishlemelm tree; soft, tender; weak, powerless
2Old Irishlemelm tree
3Proto-Celticlimoselm
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁élemmountain elm
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁élem →Every word from Proto-Celtic limos →Every word from Old Irish lem →