Where does “doorloper” come from?
doorloper (Dutch) comes from Dutch doorlopen, from Dutch lopen, from Middle Dutch lôpen, from Old Dutch lōpan, from Proto-West Germanic hlaupan, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.
doorloper (Dutch): A type of crossword puzzle where a blank...
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- A type of crossword puzzle where a blank...
Ancestry of “doorloper”, step by step
doorloper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch doorlopen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | doorlopen | to go through, to go from start to end; to keep... |
| 2 | Dutch | lopen | to run, go fast on one's own legs; to run, cover... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | lôpen | to run (on foot) |
| 4 | Old Dutch | lōpan | to run, to walk, to go |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hlaupan | to jump forward, to leap |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |