Where does “leep” come from?

leep (Middle English) comes from Old English hlēapan, from Proto-West Germanic hlaupan, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.

leep (Middle English): leap

Definitions

  1. leap

Ancestry of “leep”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhlēapanto run, leap
2Proto-West Germanichlaupanto jump forward, to leap
3Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
4Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hlaupan →