Where does “lopeman” come from?

lopeman (English) comes from English lope, from Middle English lopen, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.

lopeman (English): A tightrope walker

Definitions

  1. A tightrope walker

Ancestry of “lopeman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlopeTo travel an easy pace with long strides; To...
2Middle Englishlopento jump, leap
3Old Norsehlaupato leap, jump, spring
4Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
5Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną →Every word from Old Norse hlaupa →