Where does “zusammenleimen” come from?

zusammenleimen (German) comes from German leimen, 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,...

zusammenleimen (German): to glue together

Definitions

  1. to glue together

Ancestry of “zusammenleimen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanleimento glue
2GermanLeimglue
3Middle High GermanLeim—
4Old High Germanleimoloam
5Proto-West Germanic*laimō—
6Proto-Germaniclaimôclay
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
8Proto-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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