Where does “lispen” come from?

lispen (Middle English) comes from Old English wlispian, from Old English wlisp, from Proto-Germanic wlispaz, from Proto-Indo-European wlis-, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

Ancestry of “lispen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwlispian—
2Old Englishwlisplisping; stammering
3Proto-Germanicwlispazstammering; lisping
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwlis-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

Words derived from “lispen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wlis- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wlispaz →