Where does “lafen” come from?
lafen (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German hloufan, from Proto-West Germanic hlaupan, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.
lafen (Luxembourgish): to run; to flow, to run, to follow a course; to...
Definitions
- to run; to flow, to run, to follow a course; to...
Ancestry of “lafen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | hloufan | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | hlaupan | to jump forward, to leap |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |
Words derived from “lafen”