Where does “lijmklem” come from?

lijmklem (Dutch) comes from Dutch lijm, 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,...

lijmklem (Dutch): gluing clamp

Definitions

  1. gluing clamp

Ancestry of “lijmklem”, step by step

lijmklem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch lijm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlijmglue
2Middle Dutchlijmmud, sludge, clay; slime, spit, saliva; glue
3Old Dutchlīm—
4Proto-Germaniclīmazglue, lime
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

via Dutch klem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchklemclamp; stuck
2Middle Dutchclemme—
3Proto-Germanicklampōclamp, clasp, cramp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līmaz →