Where does “līmus” come from?

līmus (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH-, from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

līmus (Latin): sidelong, askew, askance, sideways

Definitions

  1. sidelong, askew, askance, sideways

Ancestry of “līmus”, step by step

līmus traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

via Latin ligō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinligōhoe, mattock
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

via Proto-Indo-European Heh₃l-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeanHeh₃l-to bow, to bend; elbow

Words derived from “līmus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH- →