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Where does “leum” come from?

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

leum (Scottish Gaelic): verbal noun of leum; leap, bound, spring, frisk,...

Definitions

  1. verbal noun of leum; leap, bound, spring, frisk,...

Ancestry of “leum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishléimmverbal noun of lingid; jump; leap
2Proto-Celticlanxsmanjump
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light

Words derived from “leum”

  • frith-leumnach
  • frith-leum
  • dì-leum
  • leumadair
  • ath-leum
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