English
limplike
From limp + -like.
Formed from limp + -like
Proto-Indo-European *(s)lemb-
Proto-Germanic *limpaną ‘to hang down’
Proto-West Germanic *limpan ‘to turn out well’
Old English limpan ‘to happen, occur’
Middle English limpen ‘to fall short’
English limp
Today it means
adj Having an irregular, jerky or awkward gait.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / limplike