Where does “lijm” come from?

lijm (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch lijm, from Old Dutch līm, from Proto-Germanic līmaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH-, from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

lijm (Dutch): glue

Definitions

  1. glue

Ancestry of “lijm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchlijmmud, sludge, clay; slime, spit, saliva; glue
2Old Dutchlīm—
3Proto-Germaniclīmazglue, lime
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

Words derived from “lijm”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līmaz →