Where does “אויגנלעפּל” come from?

אויגנלעפּל (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish לעפּל, from Yiddish לאַפּ, from Middle High German lappe, from Old High German lappo, from Frankish lappā, from Proto-Germanic lappǭ, from Proto-Indo-European leb- — to hang down loosely; lip; lick.

אויגנלעפּל (Yiddish): eyelid

Definitions

  1. eyelid

Ancestry of “אויגנלעפּל”, step by step

אויגנלעפּל traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish לעפּל

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishלעפּלlobe
2Yiddishלאַפּ—
3Middle High Germanlappe—
4Old High Germanlappo—
5Frankishlappācloth, rag, lobe; torn piece of cloth; rag, torn...
6Proto-Germaniclappǭ—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleb-to hang down loosely; lip; lick

via Yiddish אויג

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishאויגeye
2Middle High Germanougeeye
3Old High Germanougaeye
4Proto-West Germanicaugāeye
5Proto-Germanicaugôeye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lappǭ →Every word from Frankish lappā →