Where does “tussenlopen” come from?

tussenlopen (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-.

tussenlopen (Dutch): to walk between

Definitions

  1. to walk between

Ancestry of “tussenlopen”, step by step

tussenlopen 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 tussen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtussenbetween; among, amidst
2Middle Dutchtwisschen—
3Old Dutchintwiskan—
4Proto-Germanictwiskaztwofold, double
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup- →