Where does “Lippe” come from?

Lippe (German) comes from Middle High German lippe, from Old High German *lippa, from Proto-Germanic *lippjō.

Lippe (German): lip

Definitions

  1. lip

Ancestry of “Lippe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanlippe—
2Old High German*lippa—
3Proto-Germanic*lippjō—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *lippjō →Every word from Old High German *lippa →Every word from Middle High German lippe →