English
limpness
From limp + -ness.
A compound of limp + -ness
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
noun Property of being limp.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / limpness