Where does “kwijtlopen” come from?

kwijtlopen (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-.

kwijtlopen (Dutch): to get lost while walking

Definitions

  1. to get lost while walking

Ancestry of “kwijtlopen”, step by step

kwijtlopen 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 kwijt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkwijtlost, missing
2Middle Dutchquite—
3Medieval Latinquitusdischarged, released; perfect passive infinitive...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hlaupan →