Where does “lapp” come from?

lapp (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse leppr, from Proto-Germanic lepô, from Proto-Indo-European leb- — to hang down loosely; lip; lick.

lapp (Norwegian Bokmål): a patch; a note, small piece of paper; a driver's...

Definitions

  1. a patch; a note, small piece of paper; a driver's...

Ancestry of “lapp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselepprlock of hair; rag
2Proto-Germaniclepôlip
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleb-to hang down loosely; lip; lick

Words derived from “lapp”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lepô →Every word from Old Norse leppr →