Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/lepuʀ

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From *lepō (“lip”) +‎ *-uʀ, from Proto-Germanic *lepô.

Noun

*lepuʀ m

1. lip

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*lepuʀ
Genitive	*lepuʀas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*lepuʀ	*lepuʀō, *lepuʀōs
Accusative	*lepuʀ	*lepuʀā
Genitive	*lepuʀas	*lepuʀō
Dative	*lepuʀē	*lepuʀum
Instrumental	*lepuʀu	*lepuʀum

Alternative reconstructions

• *lepur, *leps

Descendants

• Old Saxon: lepar
• Old Dutch: lëpor
  • Middle Dutch: lëper
• Old High German: lëffur
  • → Old French: leffre (merger of regular levre and possibly OHG lëffur)
    • Middle French: leffre