Where does “Liemers” come from?

Liemers (Dutch) comes from Latin līmes, from Latin līmus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH-, from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

Liemers (Dutch): area in The Netherlands, province of Gelderland, between Arnhem and Doetinchem

Definitions

  1. area in The Netherlands, province of Gelderland, between Arnhem and Doetinchem

Ancestry of “Liemers”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlīmeslimit, border, path
2Latinlīmussidelong, askew, askance, sideways
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH- →Every word from Latin līmus →
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