Where does “oflafen” come from?

oflafen (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish lafen, from Old High German hloufan, from Proto-West Germanic hlaupan, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.

oflafen (Luxembourgish): to proceed; to pass, to lapse, to go by; to run...

Definitions

  1. to proceed; to pass, to lapse, to go by; to run...

Ancestry of “oflafen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishlafento run; to flow, to run, to follow a course; to...
2Old High Germanhloufan—
3Proto-West Germanichlaupanto jump forward, to leap
4Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
5Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hlaupan →