Where does “lepen” come from?
lepen (Middle English) comes from Old English hlēapan, from Proto-West Germanic hlaupan, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.
lepen (Middle English): to leap
Ancestry of “lepen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | hlēapan | to run, leap |
| 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 “lepen”