Where does “lhoobeen” come from?

lhoobeen (Manx) comes from Manx lhoob, from Old Irish lúb, from Old Norse hlaup, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.

lhoobeen (Manx): bracket; cufflink

Definitions

  1. bracket; cufflink

Ancestry of “lhoobeen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxlhoobcurve, coil, hoop, hank, bend; shackle; snare
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 →