Where does “avløp” come from?

avløp (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål løp, from Norwegian Bokmål løpe, from Danish løbe, from Old Norse hleypa, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.

avløp (Norwegian Bokmål): a drain; an outlet

Definitions

  1. a drain; an outlet

Ancestry of “avløp”, step by step

avløp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål løp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålløpa run; a course; a barrel
2Norwegian Bokmålløpeto run; to run, flow
3Danishløbeto run; to curdle; rennet
4Old Norsehleypato make run; make run; to cause to run
5Old Norsehlaupato leap, jump, spring
6Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
7Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-—

via Norwegian Bokmål av

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålavoff; onwards; of
2Old Norseafof, from, off, by
3Proto-Germanic*ab—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—

Words derived from “avløp”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną →Every word from Old Norse hlaupa →