Where does “*lippa” come from?
*lippa (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic *lippjō.
Ancestry of “*lippa”, step by step
*lippa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Germanic *lippjō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *lippjō | — |
via Proto-West Germanic *lippjō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *lippjō | lip |