Where does “gantlope” come from?
gantlope (English) comes from Swedish gatlopp, from Swedish lopp, from Swedish löpa, from Old Swedish løpa, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.
gantlope (English): The military punishment known as running the...
Definitions
- The military punishment known as running the...
Ancestry of “gantlope”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | gatlopp | passageway |
| 2 | Swedish | lopp | a race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English) |
| 3 | Swedish | löpa | to run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | løpa | to run |
| 5 | Old Norse | hlaupa | to leap, jump, spring |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |