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Where does “lipjô” come from?

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

lipjô (Proto-Germanic): lip

Definitions

  1. lip

Ancestry of “lipjô”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lipjô”

  • lip
  • lipstick
  • lipped
  • underlip
  • lipless
  • harelip
  • lipsticked
  • lippy
  • harelipped
  • lipread
  • liplock
  • lippie
  • blacklip
  • lipliner
  • liplike
  • lipreader
  • lipsticky
  • lippiness
  • lipline
  • goldlip
  • unlipsticked
  • unlipped
  • lippedness
  • lipstickless
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