English

lipin

From lip- + -in.

Formed from lip + in

Proto-Indo-European *leb- ‘to hang loosely, droop, sag’

Proto-Germanic *lepô

Proto-West Germanic *lippjō

Old English lippa

Middle English lippe

English lip

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’

Proto-Germanic *in

Proto-West Germanic *in

Old English in

Middle English in ‘inside’

English in

Today it means

noun Any fat, fatty acid, lipoid, soap, or similar substance.

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