Where does “løb” come from?
løb (Danish) comes from Danish løbe, from Old Norse hleypa, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.
løb (Danish): running; run; race
Ancestry of “løb”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | løbe | to run; to curdle; rennet |
| 2 | Old Norse | hleypa | to make run; make run; to cause to run |
| 3 | Old Norse | hlaupa | to leap, jump, spring |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |