Where does “lipe” come from?

lipe (Old French) comes from Macedonian липа, from Bulgarian липа, from Proto-Slavic lìpa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic léiˀpāˀ — linden tree.

Ancestry of “lipe”, step by step

lipe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Macedonian липа

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianлипаlime tree, linden tree; to sob, weep
2Bulgarianлипаlime tree, linden tree
3Proto-Slaviclìpalime tree
4Proto-Balto-Slavicléiˀpāˀlinden tree

via Middle Dutch lippe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchlippelip
2Indo-European*leb-—

Words derived from “lipe”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic léiˀpāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic lìpa →Every word from Bulgarian липа →