Word Origin & History. limb O.E. lim limb, joint, main branch of a tree, from P.Gmc. *limu- (cf. O.N. limr limb, lim small branch of a tree), a variant of *liÃ¾u- (cf. O.E. liÃ¾, O.Fris. lith, O.N. liÃ°r, Goth. liÃ¾us a limb; with prefix ga-, source of Ger. glied limb, member), from PIE base *lei- to bend, be movable, be nimble.. The parasitic -b began to appear late 1500s for no reason.
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