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Etymology · Proto-Germanic

*limpaną

3 English words descend from Proto-Germanic *limpaną, most common first.

lumpSomething that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound or mass of no particular shape.
limpTo walk lamely, as if favoring one leg.
lumpishHaving an ill-defined or rough form or shape like a lump; lumplike.