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Where does “dégluer” come from?

dégluer (French) comes from French glu, from Latin glus, from Latin gluten, from Proto-Italic gloiten, from Proto-Indo-European glóh₁ytn̥, from Proto-Indo-European gleh₁y-, from Proto-Indo-European gleh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European gewl- — to bend, arch.

dégluer (French): to remove birdlime

Definitions

  1. to remove birdlime

Ancestry of “dégluer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgluglue; birdlime
2Latinglusglue
3Latinglutenglue
4Proto-Italicgloiten—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanglóh₁ytn̥—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangleh₁y-to smear, putty; to stick, glue
7Proto-Indo-Europeangleh₁-ball, lump
8Proto-Indo-Europeangewl-vessel; ball; vessel, bowl, ball; ball, bowl,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeangēw-to bend, arch
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