Where does “lēpel” come from?

lēpel (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch lepil, from Proto-West Germanic lapil, from Proto-Germanic lapilaz, from Proto-Indo-European labʰ- — to seize, to grab; to slurp; lick; smack.

lēpel (Middle Dutch): spoon

Definitions

  1. spoon

Ancestry of “lēpel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchlepil—
2Proto-West Germaniclapilspoon
3Proto-Germaniclapilazspoon
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlabʰ-to seize, to grab; to slurp; lick; smack

Words derived from “lēpel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European labʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lapilaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic lapil →