Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/lippjō

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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

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Etymology

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From *lepō (lip) +‎ *-jō, from Proto-Germanic *lepô.

Noun

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*lippjō m

  1. lip

Inflection

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Masculine an-stem
Singular
Nominative *lippjō
Genitive *lippjini, *lippjan
Singular Plural
Nominative *lippjō *lippjan
Accusative *lippjan *lippjan
Genitive *lippjini, *lippjan *lippjanō
Dative *lippjini, *lippjan *lippjum
Instrumental *lippjini, *lippjan *lippjum

Descendants

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  • Old English: lippa, lippe
    • Middle English: lippe
      • English: lip
      • Scots: lip
  • Old Frisian: lippa, *lippe
  • Old Saxon: *lippia
    • Middle Low German: lippe
      • Low German: Lippe
      • German: Lippe (with confluence from Central German)
  • Old Dutch: leppa
  • Old High German: *lippa, *lipha, *lipfa (unattested, probably existed in northern dialects)
    • Middle High German: lippe (Central German)
      • German: Lippe (with confluence from Middle Low German)