Where does “Läim” come from?

Läim (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German līm, from Old High German līm, from Proto-West Germanic *līm, from Proto-Germanic līmaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH-, from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

Läim (Luxembourgish): glue

Definitions

  1. glue

Ancestry of “Läim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanlīm—
2Old High Germanlīm—
3Proto-West Germanic*līm—
4Proto-Germaniclīmazglue, lime
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
6Proto-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 līmaz →