Where does “leaping” come from?
Leap comes from Middle English lepen, Old English hlēapan, Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, and Proto-Indo-European roots klaup- and lew-.
leaping (English): present participle of leap
Definitions
- present participle of leap
Ancestry of “leaping”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | leap | To jump; To pass over by a leap or jump; To... |
| 2 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 3 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 4 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |