Where does “ליים” come from?
ליים (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German Leim, from Old High German leimo, from Proto-West Germanic *laimō, from Proto-Germanic laimô, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH-, from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...
ליים (Yiddish): clay; the shade of green, lime
Definitions
- clay; the shade of green, lime
Ancestry of “ליים”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | Leim | — |
| 2 | Old High German | leimo | loam |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *laimō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | laimô | clay |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂leyH- | to smear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leyh₂- | to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,... |