Where does “Lëps” come from?

Lëps (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German lefs, from Proto-Germanic lepuzaz, from Proto-Germanic lepô, from Proto-Indo-European leb- — to hang down loosely; lip; lick.

Lëps (Luxembourgish): lip

Definitions

  1. lip

Ancestry of “Lëps”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanlefs—
2Proto-Germaniclepuzazlip
3Proto-Germaniclepôlip
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleb-to hang down loosely; lip; lick

Words derived from “Lëps”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lepô →Every word from Proto-Germanic lepuzaz →