Where does “lempedu” come from?

lempedu (Old English) comes from Medieval Latin lampreda, from Late Latin lampetra, from Latin lambere, from Latin lambo, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂b- — to hang loosely; to lap, lick.

lempedu (Old English): lamprey

Definitions

  1. lamprey

Ancestry of “lempedu”, step by step

lempedu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Medieval Latin lampreda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinlampreda—
2Late Latinlampetralamprey
3Latinlamberethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
4LatinlamboI lick, lap; I taste
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂b-to hang loosely; to lap, lick

via Latin lamprēda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlamprēdalamprey
2Latinlambōto lick, lap

Words derived from “lempedu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂b- →Every word from Latin lambo →Every word from Latin lambere →