Where does “løjpe” come from?
løjpe (Danish) comes from Norwegian løype, from Old Norse hleypa, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.
løjpe (Danish): road or path with clear ski tracks
Definitions
- road or path with clear ski tracks
Ancestry of “løjpe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian | løype | — |
| 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- | — |