Where does “lipklank” come from?
lipklank (Dutch) comes from Dutch lip, 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.
lipklank (Dutch): labial consonant
Ancestry of “lipklank”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | lip | lip |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | leppe | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | leppa | lip |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lipjô | lip |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lepô | lip |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leb- | to hang down loosely; lip; lick |