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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

  1. to affix by means of gluing, to glue on

Ancestry of “aanlijmen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchlijmenTo glue, join with glue; To convince, win over;...
2Middle Dutchlimento glue, to make stick with glue
3Middle Dutch-enThe ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used...
4Old Dutch-en—
5Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she
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