Löffel
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See also: löffel
Alemannic German
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle High German leffel, from Old High German leffil, from Proto-Germanic *lapilaz (“spoon”). Cognate with German Löffel, Dutch lepel, Plautdietsch Läpel.
Pronunciation
Noun
Löffel m (plural Löffel, diminutive Löffeli)
German
Etymology
From Middle High German leffel, from Old High German leffil, attested as earlier ᛚᚨᛈᛖᛚᚨ (lapela), from Proto-West Germanic *lapil, from Proto-Germanic *lapilaz (“spoon”), ultimately derived from *lap- (“to lick; to lap”). See English lap. Cognates include Dutch lepel, [1] Yiddish לעפֿל (lefl).
Pronunciation
Noun
Löffel m (strong, genitive Löffels, plural Löffel, diminutive Löffelchen n or Löfflein n or Löffellein n)
Declension
Declension of Löffel
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Löffel”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN
Further reading
- “Löffel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Löffel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Löffel” in Duden online
Löffel on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
