Where does “Löffler” come from?

Löffler (English) comes from German Löffler, from German löffel, from Middle High German leffel, from Old High German leffil, from Proto-West Germanic lapil, from Proto-Germanic lapilaz, from Proto-Indo-European labʰ- — to seize, to grab; to slurp; lick; smack.

Ancestry of “Löffler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLöfflerspoonbill bird in the family
2Germanlöffelinflection of löffeln: ## first-person singular...
3Middle High Germanleffel—
4Old High Germanleffil—
5Proto-West Germaniclapilspoon
6Proto-Germaniclapilazspoon
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlabʰ-to seize, to grab; to slurp; lick; smack
Every word from Proto-Indo-European labʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lapilaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic lapil →