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Where does “lopen” come from?

lopen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch lōpan, from Proto-West Germanic hlaupan, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.

Ancestry of “lopen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchlōpan—
2Proto-West Germanichlaupanto jump forward, to leap
3Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
4Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-—

Words derived from “lopen”

  • landlouper
  • meeloper
  • omlopen
  • oplopen
  • omloopbaan
  • overloper
  • vastlopen
  • doorloper
  • loops
  • vollopen
  • leeglopen
  • omloop
  • uitlopen
  • rondlopen
  • hardlopen
  • overlopen
  • onderlopen
  • loopjongen
  • doodlopen
  • ontlopen
  • loopband
  • bloedsomloop
  • loopfiets
  • lopen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup- →