Where does “gelijklopen” come from?

gelijklopen (Dutch) comes 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-.

gelijklopen (Dutch): to run parallel, run next to each other

Definitions

  1. to run parallel, run next to each other

Ancestry of “gelijklopen”, step by step

gelijklopen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch lopen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlopento run, go fast on one's own legs; to run, cover...
2Middle Dutchlôpento run (on foot)
3Old Dutchlōpanto run, to walk, to go
4Proto-West Germanichlaupanto jump forward, to leap
5Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
6Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-

via Dutch gelijk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgelijkequal, like, alike; equal, equivalent;...
2Middle Dutchgelijc
3Old Dutchgilīk
4Proto-West Germanicgalīkalike, similar
5Proto-Germanicgalīkazalike, similar; equal
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup-