Where does “lap” come from?
lap (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic lappa-, from Proto-Indo-European leb- — to hang down loosely; lip; lick.
Ancestry of “lap”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | lappa- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | leb- | to hang down loosely; lip; lick |