Where does “Obstlöffel” come from?

Obstlöffel (German) comes from German löffel, 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.

Obstlöffel (German): fruit spoon

Definitions

  1. fruit spoon

Ancestry of “Obstlöffel”, step by step

Obstlöffel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German löffel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlöffelinflection of löffeln: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanleffel—
3Old High Germanleffil—
4Proto-West Germaniclapilspoon
5Proto-Germaniclapilazspoon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlabʰ-to seize, to grab; to slurp; lick; smack

via German Obst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanObstEdible plant parts, other than nuts, which are...
2Middle High Germanobez—
3Old High Germanobazfruit
4Proto-Germanic*obaet—
5Proto-Germanicat-edibles, food
Every word from Proto-Indo-European labʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lapilaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic lapil →