Where does “læbe” come from?

læbe (Danish) comes from Old Danish læpæ, from Old Norse *lepi, from Proto-Germanic lepô, from Proto-Indo-European leb- — to hang down loosely; lip; lick.

læbe (Danish): lip

Definitions

  1. lip

Ancestry of “læbe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishlæpælip
2Old Norse*lepi—
3Proto-Germaniclepôlip
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleb-to hang down loosely; lip; lick

Words derived from “læbe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lepô →Every word from Old Norse *lepi →