Where does “læpæ” come from?

læpæ (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse *lepi, from Proto-Germanic lepô, from Proto-Indo-European leb- — to hang down loosely; lip; lick.

læpæ (Old Danish): lip

Definitions

  1. lip

Ancestry of “læpæ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norse*lepi—
2Proto-Germaniclepôlip
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleb-to hang down loosely; lip; lick

Words derived from “læpæ”

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