Where does “leffil” come from?

leffil (Old High German) 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 “leffil”, step by step

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

Words derived from “leffil”

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