Where does “limberneck” come from?
limberneck (English) comes from English limber, from English limmer, from French limier, from French lien, from Middle French lien, from Old French lien, from Latin ligāmen, from Dutch ligament — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
limberneck (English): A flaccid paralysis of the neck of poultry...
Definitions
- A flaccid paralysis of the neck of poultry...
Ancestry of “limberneck”, step by step
limberneck traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English limber
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | limber | Flexible, pliant, bendable; To cause to become... |
| 2 | English | limmer | A rogue; a low, base fellow; A promiscuous woman;... |
| 3 | French | limier | sleuth; bloodhound, limer; sleuth; detective |
| 4 | French | lien | link |
| 5 | Middle French | lien | tie; strap; link |
| 6 | Old French | lien | tie; strap |
| 7 | Latin | ligāmen | a bandage, band, tie |
| 8 | Dutch | ligament | — |
| 9 | Latin | ligāmentum | bandage |
| 10 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 11 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |
via English neck
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | neck | The part of the body connecting the head and the... |
| 2 | Middle English | nekke | neck |
| 3 | Old English | hnecca | back of the neck; back of the head; neck |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *hnakkō | nape |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hnakkô | the back of the neck; nape |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | knog- | back of the head, nape, neck |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ken- | to arise, begin |