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Where does “lúbóg” come from?

lúbóg (Irish) comes from Irish lúb, from Old Irish lúb, from Old Norse hlaup, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.

lúbóg (Irish): loop; buttonhole; goal-loop

Definitions

  1. loop; buttonhole; goal-loop

Ancestry of “lúbóg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishlúbloop, link; coil, turn; twist, bend; fold,...
2Old Irishlúb—
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- →