Where does “limber” come from?
Limber comes from Old Norse limar, from Old Norse lim, whose original meaning is not established.
limber (English): Flexible, pliant, bendable; To cause to become...
Definitions
- Flexible, pliant, bendable; To cause to become...
Ancestry of “limber”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | limmer | A rogue; a low, base fellow; A promiscuous woman;... |
| 2 | French | limier | sleuth; bloodhound, limer; sleuth; detective |
| 3 | French | lien | link |
| 4 | Middle French | lien | tie; strap; link |
| 5 | Old French | lien | tie; strap |
| 6 | Latin | ligāmen | — |
| 7 | Dutch | ligament | — |
| 8 | Latin | ligāmentum | — |
| 9 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 10 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |
Words derived from “limber”