Where does “lim” come from?
lim (Danish) comes from Old Danish lim, from Old Norse lím, from Proto-Germanic līmaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH-, from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...
lim (Danish): glue; imperative of lime
Ancestry of “lim”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Danish | lim | limb; glue |
| 2 | Old Norse | lím | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | līmaz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂leyH- | to smear |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leyh₂- | to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,... |