Where does “ליימען” come from?

ליימען (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ליים, 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,...

ליימען (Yiddish): (made of) clay, clayey

Definitions

  1. (made of) clay, clayey

Ancestry of “ליימען”, step by step

ליימען traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish ליים

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishלייםclay; the shade of green, lime
2Middle High GermanLeim—
3Old High Germanleimoloam
4Proto-West Germanic*laimō—
5Proto-Germaniclaimôclay
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

via Yiddish ־ן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־ןThe infinitive marker for verbs, which can be...
2Middle High German-en—
3Old High German-īn—
4Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laimô →