English
lemman
Lemman comes from Middle English lemman ‘leman’.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500lemman‘leman’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500lemman‘leman’
- Englishtodaysame form
A compound of lēof ‘dear, beloved’ + mann ‘person’
Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- ‘to desire, love’
Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰós ‘beloved’
Proto-Germanic *leubaz ‘dear, beloved’
Old English lēof ‘dear, beloved’
Proto-Indo-European *mon- ‘man, human being’
Proto-Germanic *mann- ‘human, human being, person, individual’
Proto-West Germanic *mann ‘person, human, individual’
Old English mann ‘person’
Linked words
through Middle English lemman ‘leman’
Today it means
noun —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English lemman / lemman