English
laprobe
From lap + robe.
Proto-Germanic *lappô ‘cloth’
Proto-West Germanic *lappō
Old English læppa ‘skirt or flap of a garment’
Middle English lappe
English lap
Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp- ‘to tear, peel’
Proto-Germanic *raubō ‘rift, gap’
Frankish *rouba
Old French robe ‘booty’
Middle English robe ‘a robe as a symbol of rank or office’
English robe
Today it means
noun A blanket to cover the lap.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / laprobe