Where does “handahlaup” come from?

handahlaup (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hlaup, from Old Norse hlaup, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.

handahlaup (Icelandic): cartwheel

Definitions

  1. cartwheel

Ancestry of “handahlaup”, step by step

handahlaup traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic hlaup

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichlaupa run, the act of running; a race, sprint; jelly,...
2Old Norsehlaupleap, jump; a run", "literally," "a leap
3Old Norsehlaupato leap, jump, spring
4Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
5Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-—

via Icelandic hönd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichöndhand; side, hand; hand, handwriting
2Old Norsehǫndhand
3Proto-Germanichanduzhand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną →Every word from Old Norse hlaupa →
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