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
- To travel an easy pace with long strides; To...
Ancestry of “lope”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | lopen | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | hlaupa | to leap, jump, spring |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |
Words derived from “lope”