Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lepô

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

(anatomy) 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

Derived terms

*lipjô
*lepuzaz

Descendants

Old Norse: *lepi
- Norwegian: leppe
- Old Swedish: læpi, lepe
  - Swedish: läpp
- Old Danish: læpæ
  - Danish: læbe