Where does “limbus” come from?

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

limbus (Middle English): limbo waiting place for souls

Definitions

  1. limbo waiting place for souls

Ancestry of “limbus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinlimbusA border, edge; hem, fringe, tassel
2Proto-Indo-European(s)lembʰ-to hang limply; to hang loosely, hang limply

Words derived from “limbus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)lembʰ- →Every word from Latin limbus →