Where does “Eierlöffel” come from?
Eierlöffel (German) comes from German löffel, from Middle High German leffel, from Old High German leffil, from Proto-West Germanic lapil, from Proto-Germanic lapilaz, from Proto-Indo-European labʰ- — to seize, to grab; to slurp; lick; smack.
Eierlöffel (German): egg spoon
Definitions
- egg spoon
Ancestry of “Eierlöffel”, step by step
Eierlöffel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German löffel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | löffel | inflection of löffeln: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Middle High German | leffel | — |
| 3 | Old High German | leffil | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | lapil | spoon |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lapilaz | spoon |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | labʰ- | to seize, to grab; to slurp; lick; smack |
via German Eier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Eier | nominative plural of Ei; genitive plural of Ei;... |