Where does “lohpidit” come from?

lohpidit (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic lopētētēk, from Proto-Samic lopē, from Proto-Finnic lupa, from Proto-Germanic lubą, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

lohpidit (Northern Sami): to promise

Definitions

  1. to promise

Ancestry of “lohpidit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samiclopētētēkto promise
2Proto-Samiclopēpermission
3Proto-Finniclupapermission
4Proto-Germaniclubąpraise
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēw- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lubą →