Where does “kretsløp” come from?
kretsløp (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-.
kretsløp (Norwegian Bokmål): a circuit; a cycle; circulation
Definitions
- a circuit; a cycle; circulation
Ancestry of “kretsløp”, step by step
kretsløp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål løp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | løp | a run; a course; a barrel |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | løpe | to run; to run, flow |
| 3 | Danish | løbe | to run; to curdle; rennet |
| 4 | Old Norse | hleypa | to make run; make run; to cause to run |
| 5 | Old Norse | hlaupa | to leap, jump, spring |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |