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Where does “limmer” come from?

limmer (English) comes from French limier, from French lien, from Middle French lien, from Old French lien, from Latin ligāmen, from Dutch ligament, from Latin ligāmentum, from Latin -mentum — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

limmer (English): A rogue; a low, base fellow; A promiscuous woman;...

Definitions

  1. A rogue; a low, base fellow; A promiscuous woman;...

Ancestry of “limmer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlimiersleuth; bloodhound, limer; sleuth; detective
2Frenchlienlink
3Middle Frenchlientie; strap; link
4Old Frenchlientie; strap
5Latinligāmen—
6Dutchligament—
7Latinligāmentum—
8Latin-mentuminstrument, medium, or result of; e.g....
9Latin-mentanominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural...
10Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs

Words derived from “limmer”

  • limber
  • limbers
  • unlimber
  • limberness
  • limberly
  • limberneck
  • limbersome
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