Glued
/ɡluːd/noun
Fixed or stuck firmly with glue; also, in informal use, intensely focused or attached.
Did you know?The word glue comes from a Germanic root for a sticky substance, and its deeper relatives include words for slime, birdlime, and other ancient tacky materials used to trap or bind.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*gley-
“to smear, stick, or be viscous”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*klæwą / *klīwą
“a sticky substance; glue”
Old English
OE
clēow / glēaw?
“glue, sticky matter”
Middle English
ME
gluen
“to join or stick with glue”
Modern English
English
glued
“fixed firmly with glue; attached or focused”