Etymology

looming

loom·ing
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English loom ← Old Norse ljómader.? ← Proto-Germanic *leuhmô
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*lewk-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*léwk-mn̥ ~ *luk-mén-s
  3. Proto-Germanic*leuhmô
  4. Old Norseljómader.?
  5. Englishloom
  6. English todaylooming

From loom + -ing.

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