Where does “lampride” come from?

lampride (Middle Low German) comes from Medieval Latin lampreda, from Late Latin lampetra, from Latin lambere, from Latin lambo, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂b- — to hang loosely; to lap, lick.

Ancestry of “lampride”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinlampreda
2Late Latinlampetralamprey
3Latinlamberethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
4LatinlamboI lick, lap; I taste
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂b-to hang loosely; to lap, lick

Words derived from “lampride

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂b-Every word from Latin lamboEvery word from Latin lambere