Where does “aanlijmen” come from?
aanlijmen (Dutch) comes from Dutch lijmen, from Middle Dutch limen, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
aanlijmen (Dutch): to affix by means of gluing, to glue on
Definitions
- to affix by means of gluing, to glue on
Ancestry of “aanlijmen”, step by step
aanlijmen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch lijmen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | lijmen | To glue, join with glue; To convince, win over;... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | limen | to glue, to make stick with glue |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | -en | The ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | -en | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |