Etymology Explorer › Old Swedish

Where does “læpi” come from?

læpi (Old Swedish) comes from Proto-Germanic lepô, from Proto-Indo-European leb- — to hang down loosely; lip; lick.

Ancestry of “læpi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclepôlip
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleb-to hang down loosely; lip; lick

Words derived from “læpi”

  • läpp
  • läppstift
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leb- →