Where does “lúbra” come from?

lúbra (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-.

lúbra (Irish): loops, links; maze; labyrinth

Definitions

  1. loops, links; maze; labyrinth

Ancestry of “lúbra”, 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- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną →Every word from Old Norse hlaupa →