Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lapilaz

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-, *leh₂b- (“to slurp; lick; smack”), equivalent to *lapaną (“to drink; slurp; lap”) +‎ *-ilaz (agent suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑ.pi.lɑz/

Noun

*lapilaz m

  1. (West Germanic) spoon
    Synonym: *spēnuz

Inflection

Declension of *lapilaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *lapilaz *lapilōz, *lapilōs
vocative *lapil *lapilōz, *lapilōs
accusative *lapilą *lapilanz
genitive *lapilas, *lapilis *lapilǫ̂
dative *lapilai *lapilamaz
instrumental *lapilō *lapilamiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *lapil
    • Old Frisian: lepel, leppel
      • Saterland Frisian: Lääpel
      • West Frisian: leppel
    • Old Saxon: lepil
    • Old Dutch: *lepil
      • Middle Dutch: lēpel
        • Dutch: lepel
          • Afrikaans: lepel
          • Berbice Creole Dutch: leple
          • Jersey Dutch: lêpel
          • Negerhollands: leepel, leppu
          • Skepi Creole Dutch: lepel
          • → Lokono: lepele
        • Limburgish: laepel
      • Limburgish: laepel
    • Old High German: lepfil, leffil
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