English
Limedale
From lime (“mineral”) + dale.
Formed from lime ‘mineral’ + dale
Proto-Indo-European *h₂leyH- ‘to smear’
Proto-Germanic *līmaz ‘glue, lime’
Proto-West Germanic *līm ‘glue’
Old English līm ‘glue’
Middle English lyme ‘organ, body part’
English lime
Proto-Germanic *dalą ‘valley’
Proto-West Germanic *dal ‘valley’
Old English dæl ‘valley’
Middle English dale ‘a dale or valley’
English dale
Today it means
name An unincorporated community in Independence County, Arkansas, United States.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Limedale