Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “semiloop” come from?

semiloop (English) comes from English loop, from Middle English loupe, from Old Norse hlaup, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.

semiloop (English): A hiking route involving a loop and partial...

Definitions

  1. A hiking route involving a loop and partial...

Ancestry of “semiloop”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishloopA length of thread, line or rope that is doubled...
2Middle Englishloupeopening in a wall; noose, loop
3Old Norsehlaupleap, jump; a run", "literally," "a leap
4Old Norsehlaupato leap, jump, spring
5Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
6Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup- →