Where does “galoppieren” come from?
galoppieren (German) comes from German Galopp, from French galop, from French galoper, from Middle French galoper, from Old French galoper, from Frankish wala hlaupan, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.
galoppieren (German): to gallop
Definitions
- to gallop
Ancestry of “galoppieren”, step by step
galoppieren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Galopp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Galopp | gallop |
| 2 | French | galop | gallop |
| 3 | French | galoper | to gallop |
| 4 | Middle French | galoper | to gallop |
| 5 | Old French | galoper | to gallop |
| 6 | Frankish | wala hlaupan | to run well |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |
via Italian galoppare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | galoppare | to gallop; to rush around; to work assiduously |
| 2 | Russian | галопировать | — |
| 3 | Spanish | galopar | to gallop |