Etymology of loam

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adj

Made of loam; consisting of loam.

verb

To cover, smear, or fill with loam.

noun

A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due. · A mixture of sand, clay, and other materials, used in making moulds for large castings, often without a pattern.

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From Middle English lom, lome, from Old English lām (“clay, mud, mire, earth”), from Proto-West Germanic *laim, from Proto-Germanic *laimaz, *laimô (“clay”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂leyH- (“to smear”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Leem (“loam”), West Frisian liem (“loam”), Dutch leem (“loam”), German Lehm (“loam”). Related also to lime.

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Root classification mention*h₂leyH-ine-pro
Inherited-form mentionlomenm
Inherited-form mentionlāmang · clay, mud, mire, earth
Inherited-form mention*laimgmw-pro
Inherited-form mention*laimazgem-pro
Derivation mention*h₂leyH-ine-pro · to smear
Cognate mentionLeemstq · loam
Cognate mentionliemfy · loam
Cognate mentionleemnl · loam
Cognate mentionLehmde · loam

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