Where does “afløbsrens” come from?

afløbsrens (Danish) comes from Danish afløb, from Danish løb, from Danish løbe, from Old Norse hleypa, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.

afløbsrens (Danish): drain cleaner

Definitions

  1. drain cleaner

Ancestry of “afløbsrens”, step by step

afløbsrens traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish afløb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishafløboutlet
2Danishløbrunning; run; race
3Danishløbeto run; to curdle; rennet
4Old Norsehleypato make run; make run; to cause to run
5Old Norsehlaupato leap, jump, spring
6Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
7Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-—

via Danish rens

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishrens—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną →Every word from Old Norse hlaupa →