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Where does “limr” come from?

limr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic limuz, from Proto-Indo-European el- — to bend; red, brown; hungry.

limr (Old Norse): limb

Definitions

  1. limb

Ancestry of “limr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclimuzlimb; member; branch; twig
2Proto-Indo-Europeanel-to bend; red, brown; hungry

Words derived from “limr”

  • klanmedlem
  • medlem
  • medlemsstat
  • akademimedlem
  • partimedlem
  • lem
  • lem
  • medlemskort
  • medlemsland
  • partimedlem
  • medlem
  • medlemskap
  • familiemedlem
  • lim
  • medlem
  • lem
  • limur
  • getnaðarlimur
  • løgtingslimur
  • heiðurslimur
  • heiðurslimaskapur
  • limafundur
  • limur
  • limaskapur
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