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Where does “laupa” come from?

laupa (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.

laupa (Norwegian Nynorsk): to run; to run, flow

Definitions

  1. to run; to run, flow

Ancestry of “laupa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehlaupato leap, jump, spring
2Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
3Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-—

Words derived from “laupa”

  • løpa
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup- →