English
limbed
Limbed comes from Middle English ilimed ‘having limbs, limbed’, from Proto-West Germanic *ga- ‘used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating…’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm ‘with’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱóm‘with’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*ga-‘Indicates association or togetherness’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CEsame form‘used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating completeness or perfectivity’reconstructed
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500ilimed‘having limbs, limbed’
- Englishtodaylimbed
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱóm‘with’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*ga-‘Indicates association or togetherness’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CEsame form‘used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating completeness or perfectivity’reconstructed
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500ilimed‘having limbs, limbed’
- Englishtodaylimbed
Formed from limb + -ed
Proto-Germanic *limuz ‘branch, limb’
Proto-West Germanic *limu ‘limb, member (of the body)’
Old English lim ‘limb, branch’
Middle English lyme ‘organ, body part’
English limb
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱe ‘Deictic particle, here’
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm ‘with’
among, conference, consider, competition, counter, consistent, concrete, con, comply, cum, commodity, cue, compulsory, hind, contra, compel, likeness, concierge, connotation, kata, condiment, condescend, 32 more
through Proto-Germanic *ga- ‘Indicates association or togetherness’
through Proto-West Germanic *ga- ‘used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating…’
Today it means
adj Having limbs.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm / limbed