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-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leb-