Where does “louf” come from?

louf (Middle High German) comes from Old High German hlouf, from Proto-Germanic hlaupą, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.

Ancestry of “louf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhlouf—
2Proto-Germanichlaupąleap; course, race
3Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
4Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-—

Words derived from “louf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaupą →