Where does “Lappvotz” come from?

Lappvotz (East Central German) comes from East Central German lappm — to talk nonsense.

Lappvotz (East Central German): babbler, waffler, prattler

Definitions

  1. babbler, waffler, prattler

Ancestry of “Lappvotz”, step by step

Lappvotz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via East Central German lappm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1East Central Germanlappmto talk nonsense

via East Central German Votz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1East Central GermanVotz—
Every word from East Central German lappm →