Where does “liplock” come from?

liplock (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.

liplock (English): A kiss or the act of kissing; especially a long,...

Definitions

  1. A kiss or the act of kissing; especially a long,...

Ancestry of “liplock”, step by step

liplock 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 Lock

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLockfrom the surname
2Middle Englishloklock
3Old Englishlācplay, sport, strife, battle, sacrifice, offering,...
4Proto-West Germaniclaikgame, sport
5Proto-Germaniclaikazdance; game, sport; hymn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “liplock”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *lippjō →Every word from Old High German *lippa →Every word from Middle High German lippe →