Where does “underleppe” come from?

underleppe (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål under, from Old Norse undir, from Proto-Germanic under, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.

underleppe (Norwegian Bokmål): lower lip, bottom lip

Definitions

  1. lower lip, bottom lip

Ancestry of “underleppe”, step by step

underleppe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål under

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålunderbelow; beneath; during; under
2Old Norseundirunder, underneath
3Proto-Germanicunderamong, between; under, beneath; under
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside

via Norwegian Bokmål leppe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålleppelip
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér →Every word from Proto-Germanic under →
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