Where does “lime” come from?
lime (Middle English) comes from Old English līm, from Proto-Germanic līmaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH-, from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...
lime (Middle English): Alternative form of lyme
Ancestry of “lime”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | līm | glue |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | līmaz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂leyH- | to smear |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | leyh₂- | to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,... |
Words derived from “lime”