Where does “forhindringsløb” come from?

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

forhindringsløb (Danish): steeplechase

Definitions

  1. steeplechase

Ancestry of “forhindringsløb”, step by step

forhindringsløb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish løb

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

via Danish forhindring

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishforhindringobstacle, impediment, hurdle
2Danishing—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną →Every word from Old Norse hlaupa →
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