Where does “slumpa” come from?
slumpa (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Swedish a, from Swedish avlopp, from Swedish lopp, from Swedish löpa, from Old Swedish løpa, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.
slumpa (Norwegian Nynorsk): to happen by chance, happen randomly
Definitions
- to happen by chance, happen randomly
Ancestry of “slumpa”, step by step
slumpa traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish a
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | a | from |
| 2 | Swedish | avlopp | a drain; sewage |
| 3 | Swedish | lopp | a race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English) |
| 4 | Swedish | löpa | to run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly... |
| 5 | Old Swedish | løpa | to run |
| 6 | Old Norse | hlaupa | to leap, jump, spring |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |
via Middle Low German slumpen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | slumpen | — |