Where does “Lippe” come from?

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

Lippe (Saterland Frisian): lip

Definitions

  1. lip

Ancestry of “Lippe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianlippe—
2Proto-Germaniclipjôlip
3Proto-Germaniclepôlip
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleb-to hang down loosely; lip; lick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lepô →Every word from Proto-Germanic lipjô →