English
Loeffler
Loeffler comes from German Löffler ‘spoonbill’, and goes back to Proto-West Germanic *lapil ‘a utensil used in licking’.
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*lapil‘a utensil used in licking’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050leffil
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350leffel
- Germanc. 1650–presentLöffel‘spoon’
- German, derivedc. 1650–presentLöffler‘spoonbill’
- Englishearliest quotation 2020Loeffler
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*lapil‘a utensil used in licking’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050leffil
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350leffel
- Germanc. 1650–presentLöffel‘spoon’
- German, derivedc. 1650–presentLöffler‘spoonbill’
- Englishearliest quotation 2020Loeffler
Earliest quotation: 2020, Veronica Stracqualursi: “Earlier this week, the two GOP senators, Kelly Loeffler…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *leb- ‘to hang down loosely’
la, label, lap, lip, limp, limbo, lobe, labia, labrum, lave, 14 more
Today it means
name A surname from German.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-West Germanic *lapil / Loeffler