Where does “hleypa” come from?

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

hleypa (Icelandic): to cause to run; to let; to curdle, to coagulate

Definitions

  1. to cause to run; to let; to curdle, to coagulate

Ancestry of “hleypa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehleypato make run; make run; to cause to run
2Old Norsehlaupato leap, jump, spring
3Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
4Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną →Every word from Old Norse hlaupa →