Where does “loofe” come from?

loofe (Central Franconian) comes from Old High German loufan, from Proto-West Germanic hlaupan, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.

loofe (Central Franconian): to walk; to go; to run

Definitions

  1. to walk; to go; to run

Ancestry of “loofe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanloufanto run
2Proto-West Germanichlaupanto jump forward, to leap
3Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
4Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hlaupan →
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