English
limpy
From limp + -y.
Formed from limp + -y
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 or resembling a limp.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / limpy