Where does “לעפֿל” come from?

לעפֿל (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German leffel, from Old High German leffil, from Proto-West Germanic lapil, from Proto-Germanic lapilaz, from Proto-Indo-European labʰ- — to seize, to grab; to slurp; lick; smack.

לעפֿל (Yiddish): spoon

Definitions

  1. spoon

Ancestry of “לעפֿל”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanleffel—
2Old High Germanleffil—
3Proto-West Germaniclapilspoon
4Proto-Germaniclapilazspoon
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlabʰ-to seize, to grab; to slurp; lick; smack

Words derived from “לעפֿל”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European labʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lapilaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic lapil →