Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lepô

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 Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“lip”).

Noun

*lepô m

1. lip

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *lepô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*lepô	*lepaniz
vocative	*lepô	*lepaniz
accusative	*lepanų	*lepanunz
genitive	*lipiniz	*lepanǫ̂
dative	*lipini	*lepammaz
instrumental	*lipinē	*lepammiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *lepō
  • ⇒ Proto-West Germanic: *lepuʀ
  • ⇒ Proto-West Germanic: *lippjō
• Old Norse: *lepi
  • Norwegian: leppe
  • Old Swedish: læpi, lepe
    • Swedish: läpp
  • Old Danish: læpæ
    • Danish: læbe