Where does “Lippenpflegestift” come from?

Lippenpflegestift (German) comes from German pflege, from Middle High German pflege, from Old High German pflega, from Proto-West Germanic plegō, from Proto-West Germanic -ō, from Proto-Germanic -ô, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

Lippenpflegestift (German): lip balm; chapstick a plastic stick including a substance that is applied to relieve dry lips

Definitions

  1. lip balm; chapstick a plastic stick including a substance that is applied to relieve dry lips

Ancestry of “Lippenpflegestift”, step by step

Lippenpflegestift traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German pflege

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanpflegeinflection of pflegen: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanpflege
3Old High Germanpflega
4Proto-West Germanicplegōcare; an exercise; a game
5Proto-West GermanicCreates adverbs from adjectives; Creates agent...
6Proto-Germanic-ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade...
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanDerives nouns from roots

via German Stift

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStiftpen; pin; pencil
2Germanstiftento endow, to donate
3Old High Germanstiften
4Proto-Germanicstiklaz
5Proto-Germanicstikiza sticking, prick
6Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

via German lippe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlippelip
2Yiddishליפּlip
3Middle High Germanlippe
4Old High German*lippa
5Proto-Germanic*lippjō
Every word from Proto-Indo-European
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