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”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic lanxsman →Every word from Old Irish léimm →