Where does “beløp” come from?
beløp (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from German Belauf, from German belaufen, from German laufen, from Middle High German loufen, from Old High German hloufan, from Proto-West Germanic hlaupan, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.
beløp (Norwegian Nynorsk): an amount (of money)
Definitions
- an amount (of money)
Ancestry of “beløp”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Belauf | — |
| 2 | German | belaufen | to walk on a way, an area, etc |
| 3 | German | laufen | to walk; to jog; to run; to flow; to leak; to... |
| 4 | Middle High German | loufen | to run |
| 5 | Old High German | hloufan | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | hlaupan | to jump forward, to leap |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |