Where does “Läpel” come from?

Läpel (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Dutch lēpel, from Old Dutch lepil, from Proto-West Germanic lapil, from Proto-Germanic lapilaz, from Proto-Indo-European labʰ- — to seize, to grab; to slurp; lick; smack.

Läpel (Plautdietsch): spoon

Definitions

  1. spoon

Ancestry of “Läpel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchlēpelspoon
2Old Dutchlepil—
3Proto-West Germaniclapilspoon
4Proto-Germaniclapilazspoon
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlabʰ-to seize, to grab; to slurp; lick; smack

Words derived from “Läpel”

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