Where does “limboer” come from?

limboer (English) comes from English ER, from Turkish er, from Ottoman Turkish ایر, from Old Anatolian Turkish ایر, from Proto-Turkic ēder — saddle.

limboer (English): One who performs a limbo dance

Definitions

  1. One who performs a limbo dance

Ancestry of “limboer”, step by step

limboer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle

via English limbo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlimboThe place where innocent souls exist temporarily...
2LatinlimbusA border, edge; hem, fringe, tassel
3Proto-Indo-European(s)lembʰ-to hang limply; to hang loosely, hang limply
Every word from Proto-Turkic ēder
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