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
Ancestry of “Lippe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | lippe | — |
| 2 | Old High German | *lippa | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *lippjō | — |
Words derived from “Lippe”