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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lappōną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From Pre-Germanic *lapnéh₂-. The root was probably onomatopoeic and might have come about after the PIE period proper. Related to Latin lambō (to lick).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑp.pɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*lappōną

  1. to lap, lick up

Inflection

Descendants

The original paradigm was singular *lapp- against non-singular *lab-, with different leveling among the daughter languages.

  • Old English: lapian
  • Dutch: labben, lappen (early modern)
  • Old Norse: *lapa

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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