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Where does “wlispaz” come from?

wlispaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European wlis-, from Proto-Indo-European wēl-.

wlispaz (Proto-Germanic): stammering; lisping

Definitions

  1. stammering; lisping

Ancestry of “wlispaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwlis-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-—

Words derived from “wlispaz”

  • lisp
  • lisper
  • lispy
  • lithp
  • リスプ
  • lipsen
  • wlispen
  • lispen
  • wlispian
  • wlisp
  • wlips
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →