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Etymology of the English word lip

the English word lip
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *leb-
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *lepjon

Derivations in English

harelip, lippy, lipread, lipstick, lipped, lipping

Cognates

German Lippe, Yiddish lip

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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