Where does “lippie” come from?
lippie (English) comes from English leap, from English -y, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
lippie (English): Alternative spelling of lippy
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of lippy
Ancestry of “lippie”, step by step
lippie traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English leap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | leap | To jump; To pass over by a leap or jump; To... |
| 2 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 3 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 4 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via English lip
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lip | Either of the two fleshy protrusions around the... |
| 2 | German | lippe | lip |
| 3 | Yiddish | ליפּ | lip |
| 4 | Middle High German | lippe | — |
| 5 | Old High German | *lippa | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *lippjō | — |
via English ie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ie | Alternative form of i.e |