Where does “lepil” come from?

lepil (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic lapil, from Proto-Germanic lapilaz, from Proto-Indo-European labʰ- — to seize, to grab; to slurp; lick; smack.

Ancestry of “lepil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germaniclapilspoon
2Proto-Germaniclapilazspoon
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlabʰ-to seize, to grab; to slurp; lick; smack

Words derived from “lepil”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European labʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lapilaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic lapil →