Where does “līm” come from?

līm (Middle High German) comes 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,...

Ancestry of “līm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanlīm
2Proto-West Germanic*līm
3Proto-Germaniclīmazglue, lime
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

Words derived from “līm

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