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Where does “lappā” come from?

lappā (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic lappǭ, from Proto-Indo-European leb- — to hang down loosely; lip; lick.

lappā (Frankish): cloth, rag, lobe; torn piece of cloth; rag, torn...

Definitions

  1. cloth, rag, lobe; torn piece of cloth; rag, torn...

Ancestry of “lappā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclappǭ—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleb-to hang down loosely; lip; lick

Words derived from “lappā”

  • label
  • labeling
  • relabel
  • radiolabel
  • ecolabel
  • labeler
  • mislabel
  • multilabel
  • photolabeling
  • labeller
  • disklabel
  • labelmate
  • biolabeling
  • labelless
  • sublabel
  • colabeling
  • labelable
  • interlabel
  • extra-label
  • biolabel
  • biolabelling
  • netlabel
  • лейбл
  • lambeau
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