Where does “lapwing” come from?

lapwing (English) comes from Old English hleapewince, from Old English hleapan, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.

lapwing (English): Any of several medium-sized wading birds...

Definitions

  1. Any of several medium-sized wading birds...

Ancestry of “lapwing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhleapewincelapwing
2Old Englishhleapanto jump; to dance; to run
3Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
4Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną →Every word from Old English hleapan →