Where does “limpan” come from?

limpan (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic *limpan, from Proto-Germanic limpaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lemb- — to droop; sag; hang loosely.

limpan (Old Saxon): to occur, to happen

Definitions

  1. to occur, to happen

Ancestry of “limpan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*limpanto turn out well
2Proto-Germaniclimpanąto glide; to go; to suit, fit
3Proto-Indo-European(s)lemb-to droop; sag; hang loosely

Words derived from “limpan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)lemb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic limpaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *limpan →