Where does “lopen” come from?
lopen (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon hlōpan, from Proto-West Germanic hlaupan, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.
Ancestry of “lopen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Saxon | hlōpan | — |
| 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 “lopen”