Where does “leimtype” come from?

leimtype (English) comes from German Leim, from Middle High German Leim, from Old High German leimo, from Proto-West Germanic *laimō, from Proto-Germanic laimô, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH-, from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

leimtype (English): A collotype process in which the printing surface is a sheet of gelatin fixed upon a zinc plate

Definitions

  1. A collotype process in which the printing surface is a sheet of gelatin fixed upon a zinc plate

Ancestry of “leimtype”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLeimglue
2Middle High GermanLeim—
3Old High Germanleimoloam
4Proto-West Germanic*laimō—
5Proto-Germaniclaimôclay
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laimô →
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