Where does “lip” come from?
lip (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch leppe, from Old Dutch leppa, from Proto-Germanic lipjô, from Proto-Germanic lepô, from Proto-Indo-European leb- — to hang down loosely; lip; lick.
lip (Dutch): lip
Ancestry of “lip”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | leppe | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | leppa | lip |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | lipjô | lip |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lepô | lip |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leb- | to hang down loosely; lip; lick |