[zingermc]

AFAIK it has nothing to do with physical disability. The word has a lot of meanings: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimp

[heavyset_go]

The sexual connotation gets its name from the slur[1], because the suit handicaps the wearer. The name of the image editor originates from Pulp Fiction, which uses the sexual connotation.

[1] https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/40730/was-the-wo...

[CharlesW]

You linked to a disambiguation page. Here's the definition: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gimp

[duskwuff]

And most of the commonly understood meanings of the word are rather negative. Nobody hears the word "gimp" out of context and thinks of decorative sewing thread, for example.