Where does “lamprētha” come from?

lamprētha (Old Dutch) comes from Latin lamprēda, from Latin lambō, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂b- — to hang loosely; to lap, lick.

Ancestry of “lamprētha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlamprēdalamprey
2Latinlambōto lick, lap
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂b-to hang loosely; to lap, lick

Words derived from “lamprētha”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂b- →Every word from Latin lambō →Every word from Latin lamprēda →
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