Where does “limpingness” come from?
limpingness (English) comes from English limping, from English limp, from Middle English limp, from Old English lemp, from Proto-West Germanic *limpan, from Proto-Germanic limpaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lemb- — to droop; sag; hang loosely.
limpingness (English): The quality of having a limping motion or progression
Definitions
- The quality of having a limping motion or progression
Ancestry of “limpingness”, step by step
limpingness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English limping
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | limping | present participle of limp; The motion of one who... |
| 2 | English | limp | To walk lamely, as if favouring one leg; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | limp | — |
| 4 | Old English | lemp | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *limpan | to turn out well |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | limpaną | to glide; to go; to suit, fit |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)lemb- | to droop; sag; hang loosely |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |