Where does “leypa” come from?

leypa (Faroese) comes from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.

leypa (Faroese): to run; to jump

Definitions

  1. to run; to jump

Ancestry of “leypa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehlaupato leap, jump, spring
2Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
3Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną →Every word from Old Norse hlaupa →
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