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Where does “lijmen” come from?

lijmen (Dutch) comes 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.

lijmen (Dutch): To glue, join with glue; To convince, win over;...

Definitions

  1. To glue, join with glue; To convince, win over;...

Ancestry of “lijmen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lijmen”

  • aanlijmen
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