Where does “lip-lock” come from?

lip-lock (English) comes from English liplock, from English lip, from German lippe, from Yiddish ליפּ, from Middle High German lippe, from Old High German *lippa, from Proto-Germanic *lippjō.

lip-lock (English): Alternative spelling of liplock; To kiss for an...

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of liplock; To kiss for an...

Ancestry of “lip-lock”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishliplockA kiss or the act of kissing; especially a long,...
2EnglishlipEither of the two fleshy protrusions around the...
3Germanlippelip
4Yiddishליפּlip
5Middle High Germanlippe—
6Old High German*lippa—
7Proto-Germanic*lippjō—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *lippjō →Every word from Old High German *lippa →Every word from Middle High German lippe →