Where does “wlips” come from?

wlips (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic wlispaz, from Proto-Indo-European wlis-, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

wlips (Old English): stammering, lisping

Definitions

  1. stammering, lisping

Ancestry of “wlips”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwlispazstammering; lisping
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwlis-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wlis- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wlispaz →