Where does “limiet” come from?

limiet (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch limiten, from Old French limite, from Latin līmes, from Latin līmus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH-, from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

limiet (Dutch): limit

Definitions

  1. limit

Ancestry of “limiet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchlimiten—
2Old Frenchlimite—
3Latinlīmeslimit, border, path
4Latinlīmussidelong, askew, askance, sideways
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

Words derived from “limiet”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH- →Every word from Latin līmus →