October theme: Nighttime 🌃

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sleep, avalanche, lip, lobe

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  • Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₂b- to hang loosely, to be weak, lip, to lick

    • Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₂be-ti to fall down? to relax? primary verb

      • Germanic *slēpaną to sleep

        • East Germanic

          • Gothic 𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐌰𐌽 slēpan to sleep

            • Crimean Gothic schlipen to sleep
        • West Germanic

          • Old English slǣpan to sleep

            • English sleep
          • Frankish *slāpan

            • Dutch slapen to sleep
          • Old High German slāfan to sleep

            • German schlafen to sleep
            • Yiddish שלאָפֿן shlofn to sleep
      • Indo-Iranian

        • Iranian

          • West Iranian

            • Kurdish liv movement, flapping
      • Italic

        • Latin labō I totter, I waver
        • Latin lābor I slip, I glide, I flow

          • Latin lābilis slipping, slippery

            • English labile
          • Latin lāpsus

            • Western Romance

              • Old French

                • English lapse
          • Latin collābor I collapse

            • English collapse
          • Latin lābēs a fall, a defect, a subsidence

            • Latin lābīna slippery place, landslide

              • Western Romance

                • Old French avalençhe

                  • French avalanche
                  • English avalanche
                • Italian valanga avalance
              • Old High German

                • German Lawine avalance
    • Proto-Indo-European *(s)lh₂p-ti

      • Albanian llapë I sip, I lap, I swallow
      • Old Armenian լափեմ lapʿem to lap up, to lick up

        • Armenian լափել lapʿel to lap up, to lick up
      • Hellenic

        • Ancient Greek λάπτω láptō to sip, to lap
    • Proto-Indo-European *(s)lh₂néb-ti ne-infix imperfective

      • Balto-Slavic

        • Lithuanian lapènti to gobble up
        • Slavic

          • East Slavic

            • Russian ло́пать lópatʹ to gobble up
      • Italic

        • Latin lambō I lick, I lap, I taste

          • Western Romance

            • Italian lambire to lap (of water), to lick (of flame)
            • Spanish lamer to lick
    • Proto-Indo-European *(s)léh₂bō primary noun

      • Germanic *lepô lip

        • North Germanic

          • Old Norse *lepi

            • Danish læbe lip
        • Germanic *lipjô lip diminutive

          • West Germanic

            • Old English lippa lip

              • English lip
            • Frankish *lippa

              • Dutch lip
              • French lippe lip, pouty lip
            • Old High German *lippa

              • German Lippe lip
      • Indo-Iranian *lap-

        • Iranian *lap-

          • West Iranian

            • Old Persian

              • Persian لب lab lip, edge
            • Kurdish lêv lip
    • Proto-Indo-European *(s)loh₂bós agentive noun

      • Hellenic

        • Ancient Greek λοβός lobe

          • Latin lobus

            • French lobe

              • English lobe
            • Translingual Trilobita taxonomic class of trilobites "three-lobed"

              • English trilobite
    • Proto-Indo-European *(s)léh₂bōs

      • Italic

        • Latin labium

          • English labium
          • Spanish labio lip, labium
        • Italic

          • Latin labrum lip, edge, margin, rim

            • Western Romance

              • French lèvre lip
              • Italian labbro lip, labium, edge, rim
            • English labrum
    • Proto-Indo-European *lh₂bel-os

      • Germanic *lapilaz spoon

        • West Germanic

          • Frankish *lapil

            • Dutch lepel spoon
          • Old High German lepfil

            • German Löffel spoon
            • Yiddish לעפֿל lefl spoon
    • Proto-Indo-European *leb-

      • Albanian lëpij I lick
  • Proto-Indo-European *slewbʰ-

    • Germanic

      • West Germanic

        • Old English slype

          • English slip
        • Frankish

          • Dutch slippen to slide, to slip
        • Old High German slupfen

          • German schlüpfen to slip, to hatch
        • Old Saxon

          • Middle Low German slippen

            • English slip
  • Proto-Indo-European *slegʷ-

    • Proto-Indo-European *slegʷos

      • Germanic *slakaz

        • West Germanic

          • Old English slæc slack, lazy

            • English slack
  • Proto-Indo-European *leyǵʰ- to lick

    • Proto-Indo-European *léyǵʰ-ti athematic imperfective

      • Old Armenian լիզեմ lizem to lick, to lap, to destroy

        • Armenian լիզել lizel to lick
      • Balto-Slavic *léiźtei
      • Celtic *ligeti
      • Hellenic *léikʰō
      • Indo-Iranian *ráyždʰi
    • Proto-Indo-European *liǵʰé-ti zero-grade imperfective

      • Indo-Iranian *riĵʰáti
    • Proto-Indo-European *linéǵʰ-ti nasal imperfective

      • Germanic *likkōną to lick

        • West Germanic

          • Old English liccian to lick

            • English lick
      • Italic *lingō

        • Latin lingō I lick
    • Proto-Indo-European *lḗyǵʰs-t s perfective

      • Hellenic

        • Ancient Greek λεῖξαι leîxai
      • Indo-Iranian *Hálikšat

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Collected English words

sleep, labile, lapse, collapse, avalanche, lip, lobe, Trilobita, trilobite, labium, labrum, slip, slip, slack, lick