Where does “lijm” come from?

lijm (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch līm, from Proto-Germanic līmaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH-, from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

lijm (Middle Dutch): mud, sludge, clay; slime, spit, saliva; glue

Definitions

  1. mud, sludge, clay; slime, spit, saliva; glue

Ancestry of “lijm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchlīm—
2Proto-Germaniclīmazglue, lime
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

Words derived from “lijm”

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