leam

leam · verb¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*lewk-“light, bright”
2. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*liuhmijan
3. Old English · inherited fromlīeman
4. Middle English · inherited fromlemen
5. English todayleam

From Middle English lemen, from Old English līeman, from Proto-West Germanic *liuhmijan, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“light, bright”).

leam · noun²

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*leuk-“light, bright”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*leuhmô“light, shine”
3. Old English · inherited fromlēoma“ray of light, beam, radiance, gleam, glare, lightning”
4. Middle English · inherited fromleme
5. English todayleam

From Middle English leme, from Old English lēoma (“ray of light, beam, radiance, gleam, glare, lightning”), from Proto-Germanic *leuhmô (“light, shine”), from Proto-Indo-European *leuk- (“light, bright”). Cognate with Icelandic ljómi (“gleam, ray, beam, flash of light”), Latin lumen (“light”).

leam · noun³

See leamer, lien.

Words from the same roots