Where does “Leim” come from?

Leim (Pennsylvania 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,...

Leim (Pennsylvania German): glue

Definitions

  1. glue

Ancestry of “Leim”, 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,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līmaz →