Where does “Löffel” come from?

Löffel (German) comes 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.

Löffel (German): spoon; hare's ear

Definitions

  1. spoon; hare's ear

Ancestry of “Löffel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanleffel—
2Old High Germanleffil—
3Proto-West Germaniclapilspoon
4Proto-Germaniclapilazspoon
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlabʰ-to seize, to grab; to slurp; lick; smack
Every word from Proto-Indo-European labʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lapilaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic lapil →