Where does “lyme” come from?

lyme (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,...

lyme (Middle English): organ, body part; limb, extremity of the body; An...

Definitions

  1. organ, body part; limb, extremity of the body; An...

Ancestry of “lyme”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lyme”

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