English
leimtype
Leimtype comes from German Leim ‘glue’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *sley- ‘smooth’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sley-‘smooth’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*līmaz‘glue, lime’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*līm‘glue’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050līm
- Germanc. 1650–presentLeim‘glue’
- Englishtodayleimtype
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sley-‘smooth’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*līmaz‘glue, lime’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*līm‘glue’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050līm
- Germanc. 1650–presentLeim‘glue’
- Englishtodayleimtype
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sley- ‘smooth’
through Proto-West Germanic *līm ‘glue’
Today it means
noun A collotype process in which the printing surface is a sheet of gelatin fixed upon a zinc plate.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sley- / leimtype