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 part of the mouth

Definitions

  1. lip part of the mouth

Ancestry of “lip”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchleppe—
2Old Dutchleppalip
3Proto-Germaniclipjôlip
4Proto-Germaniclepôlip
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleb-to hang down loosely; lip; lick

Words derived from “lip”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leb- →