Glue etymology in English

English word glue comes from Proto-Indo-European *glóh₁ytn̥, and later Latin gluten (Glue.)

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
*glóh₁ytn̥	Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*gloiten	Proto-Italic (itc-pro)
gluten	Latin (lat)	Glue.
glus	Late Latin (LL)
glu	Old French (fro)
glue	Middle English (enm)
glue	English (en)	(transitive) To cause something to adhere closely to; to follow attentively.. (transitive) To join or attach something using glue. (obsolete) Birdlime.. A hard gelatin made by boiling bones and hides, used in solution as an adhesive; or any sticky adhesive substance.

Glue etymology