Where does “lipcoat” come from?

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

lipcoat (English): A cosmetic coating on the lips, lipgloss; also, a...

Definitions

  1. A cosmetic coating on the lips, lipgloss; also, a...

Ancestry of “lipcoat”, step by step

lipcoat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English lip

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlipEither of the two fleshy protrusions around the...
2Germanlippelip
3Yiddishליפּlip
4Middle High Germanlippe
5Old High German*lippa
6Proto-Germanic*lippjō

via English coat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcoatAn outer garment covering the upper torso and...
2Middle EnglishcoteA coat, especially one worn as an undergarment or...
3Old Frenchcotteovershirt, tunic
4Frankishkottacoat
Every word from Proto-Germanic *lippjō