Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/lep

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This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *lepaz.

Noun

*lep n

  1. (anatomy) lip

Inflection

z-stem
Singular
Nominative *lep
Genitive *lipiʀi
Singular Plural
Nominative *lep *lipiʀu
Accusative *lep *lipiʀu
Genitive *lipiʀi *lipiʀō
Dative *lipiʀi *lipiʀum
Instrumental *lipiʀi *lipiʀum

Derived terms

Descendants

Note: All descendants were remodelled after the oblique form *lip(i)ʀ-.

  • Old Saxon: lepar m
  • Old Dutch: lëpor m
  • Old High German: lefs m
  • Old High German: lefso m
  • Old High German: lëffur m
    • Old French: leffre (merger of regular levre and possibly OHG lëffur)