to lick
→
spoon
3 realizations
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Latin | |
| Lexeme 1 | lingere | |
| Lexeme 2 | ligula, lingula | |
| Meaning 1 | to lick | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | spoon | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | Buck 350 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Old High German | |
| Lexeme 1 | laffan | |
| Lexeme 2 | leffil | |
| Meaning 1 | to lick | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | spoon | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | Also the Dut. lepel 'spoon', Mid. High germ. leffel 'spoon', Germ. löffel 'spoon'. Buck 351 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Old Irish | |
| Lexeme 1 | ligim | |
| Lexeme 2 | liag | |
| Meaning 1 | to lick | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | spoon | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | Also Mod. Ir. liach, Wel. llwy, Bret. Loa | |