Where does “tilløp” come from?
tilløp (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål til, from Norwegian Bokmål flukt, from Middle Low German vlucht, from Proto-West Germanic *fluhtī, from Proto-Germanic *fluhtiją, from Proto-Germanic flehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
tilløp (Norwegian Bokmål): a run-up
Definitions
- a run-up
Ancestry of “tilløp”, step by step
tilløp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål til
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | til | to |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | flukt | flight, escape |
| 3 | Middle Low German | vlucht | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *fluhtī | act of flying, flight |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *fluhtiją | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | flehtaną | to plait, to weave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
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- | — |