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Where does “labēn-” come from?

labēn- (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European leb- — to hang down loosely; lip; lick.

labēn- (Proto-Germanic): to dangle

Definitions

  1. to dangle

Ancestry of “labēn-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “labēn-”

  • lafa
  • lafa
  • lav
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leb- →