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

  1. to peter out; to run dead

Ancestry of “dootlopen”, step by step

dootlopen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Low German lopen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germanlopento leap, run
2Middle Low Germanlôpento run, to sprint, to hurry, to haste
3Old Saxonhlōpanto run
4Proto-West Germanichlaupanto jump forward, to leap
5Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
6Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-—

via Low German doot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germandootdead
2Middle Low Germandôt—
3Old Saxondōd—
4Proto-West Germanicdauddead
5Proto-Germanicdaudazdead
6Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰowHtós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hlaupan →