Where does “nedløpsrør” come from?

nedløpsrør (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-.

nedløpsrør (Norwegian Bokmål): a downpipe (UK) or downspout (US) pipe that takes rainwater from a roof gutter to a drain

Definitions

  1. a downpipe (UK) or downspout (US) pipe that takes rainwater from a roof gutter to a drain

Ancestry of “nedløpsrør”, step by step

nedløpsrør traces back through 3 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 rør

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålrørpipe, tube; cane; mess
2Middle Low Germanrōder—
3Old Saxonrōthar—
4Proto-Germanicrōþrąoar; rudder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁-to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare

via Norwegian Bokmål ned

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålneddown
2Old Norseniðrdown; kinsman, relative; son
3Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
4Proto-Indo-Europeanniter—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną →Every word from Old Norse hlaupa →