Where does “limer” come from?
limer (Anglo-Norman) comes from Old French liemier, from Old French liem, from Latin ligamen, from Latin ligare, from Latin ligo, from Old French lier, from Latin ligō, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.
limer (Anglo-Norman): limer
Definitions
- limer
Ancestry of “limer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | liemier | — |
| 2 | Old French | liem | leash |
| 3 | Latin | ligamen | a bandage, band, tie; poultice; bandage with... |
| 4 | Latin | ligare | present active infinitive of ligō; second-person... |
| 5 | Latin | ligo | a hoe, mattock; I tie, bind; I bandage, wrap... |
| 6 | Old French | lier | to tie up; to connect with a tie |
| 7 | Latin | ligō | hoe, mattock |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |