Where does “lim” come from?

lim (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse lím, from Proto-Germanic līmaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH-, from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

lim (Old Danish): limb; glue

Definitions

  1. limb; glue

Ancestry of “lim”, step by step

lim traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse lím

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

via Old Norse limr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselimrlimb
2Proto-Germaniclimuzlimb; member; branch; twig
3Proto-Indo-Europeanel-to bend; red, brown; hungry

Words derived from “lim”

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