Where does “limboilu” come from?

limboilu (Finnish) comes from Finnish limboilla, from Finnish limbo, from English limbo, from Latin limbus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lembʰ- — to hang limply; to hang loosely, hang limply.

limboilu (Finnish): limboing

Definitions

  1. limboing

Ancestry of “limboilu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlimboillato limbo
2Finnishlimbolimbo dance with bar that is lowered
3EnglishlimboThe place where innocent souls exist temporarily...
4LatinlimbusA border, edge; hem, fringe, tassel
5Proto-Indo-European(s)lembʰ-to hang limply; to hang loosely, hang limply
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