Where does “loipe” come from?

loipe (English) comes from German Loipe, from Norwegian Bokmål løype, from Old Norse hleypa, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.

loipe (English): A cross-country ski trail

Definitions

  1. A cross-country ski trail

Ancestry of “loipe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLoipeloipe cross-country skiing trail
2Norwegian BokmålløypeMake way! or give way!; shout applied in...
3Old Norsehleypato make run; make run; to cause to run
4Old Norsehlaupato leap, jump, spring
5Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
6Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną →Every word from Old Norse hlaupa →