Where does “Lefze” come from?

Lefze (German) comes from Middle High German lefse, from Old High German lefso, from Proto-Germanic lepasan, from Indonesian lepas, from Malay lepas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ləpas — to set free, to let loose, to be liberated.

Lefze (German): lip of a dog, predator, etc; lip in general;...

Definitions

  1. lip of a dog, predator, etc; lip in general;...

Ancestry of “Lefze”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanlefse—
2Old High Germanlefso—
3Proto-Germaniclepasan—
4Indonesianlepasuntethered
5Malaylepasafter, past, ago
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ləpasto set free, to let loose, to be liberated
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ləpas →Every word from Malay lepas →Every word from Indonesian lepas →