Where does “Lehmpatzen” come from?

Lehmpatzen (German) comes from German Lehm, from Middle High German leime, 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,...

Ancestry of “Lehmpatzen”, step by step

Lehmpatzen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Lehm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLehmloam; clay
2Middle High Germanleime—
3Old High Germanleimoloam
4Proto-West Germanic*laimō—
5Proto-Germaniclaimôclay
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

via German batzen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbatzento agglutinate by thrusting; to be sticky, soft;...
2Germanbackento bake; to roast; to fry; to fire
3Middle High Germanbacken—
4Old High Germanbackan—
5Middle High Germanbachen—
6Old High Germanbahhanto bake
7Proto-Germanicbakanback
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- →