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Where does “lappô” come from?

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

lappô (Proto-Germanic): cloth, rag; rag, cloth; cloth; rag

Definitions

  1. cloth, rag; rag, cloth; cloth; rag

Ancestry of “lappô”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lappô”

  • label
  • lap
  • overlap
  • laptop
  • labeling
  • lapping
  • lapel
  • Lapland
  • Lapp
  • Laplander
  • lappet
  • relabel
  • lapful
  • radiolabel
  • ecolabel
  • lapstone
  • onlap
  • lapelled
  • labeler
  • underlap
  • Lappish
  • shiplap
  • mislabel
  • Lappland
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