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Where does “lope” come from?

Lope comes from Scots loup, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-, a root meaning to leap or spring.

lope (English): To travel an easy pace with long strides; To...

Definitions

  1. To travel an easy pace with long strides; To...

Ancestry of “lope”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishlopen—
2Old Norsehlaupato leap, jump, spring
3Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
4Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-—

Words derived from “lope”

  • interloper
  • loper
  • lopeman
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