Where does “loper” come from?

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

loper (English): One who or that which lopes; a runner; a leaper;...

Definitions

  1. One who or that which lopes; a runner; a leaper;...

Ancestry of “loper”, step by step

loper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English lope

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-—

via Spanish lobo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishlobowolf; drunkenness
2Old Spanishlobowolf
3LatinLupusA Roman cognomen
4Proto-Italiclukʷos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf

Words derived from “loper”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup- →