Where does “dootlopen” come from?
dootlopen (Low German) comes from Low German lopen, from Middle Low German lôpen, from Old Saxon hlōpan, from Proto-West Germanic hlaupan, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.
dootlopen (Low German): to peter out; to run dead
Definitions
- to peter out; to run dead
Ancestry of “dootlopen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Low German | lopen | to leap, run |
| 2 | Middle Low German | lôpen | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | hlōpan | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hlaupan | to jump forward, to leap |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |