Where does “væddeløb” come from?

væddeløb (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-.

væddeløb (Danish): a competition where the goal is to drive, ride, cycle or run the fastest

Definitions

  1. a competition where the goal is to drive, ride, cycle or run the fastest

Ancestry of “væddeløb”, step by step

væddeløb 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 vædde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvæddeto bet, wager
2Old Norseveðjato bet; to pledge
3Proto-Germanicwadjōnąto wager, to pledge
4Proto-Germanicwadjąwager, stake, pledge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

Words derived from “væddeløb”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną →Every word from Old Norse hlaupa →