Where does “lim” come from?

lim (Faroese) comes from Old Norse lím, from Proto-Germanic līmaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH-, from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

lim (Faroese): indefinite accusative singular of limur

Definitions

  1. indefinite accusative singular of limur

Ancestry of “lim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselím—
2Proto-Germaniclīmazglue, lime
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...
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