Where does “løp” come from?

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

løp (Norwegian Bokmål): a run; a course; a barrel

Definitions

  1. a run; a course; a barrel

Ancestry of “løp”, step by step

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

Words derived from “løp”

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