Where does “loupan” come from?

loupan (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic hlaupan, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.

Ancestry of “loupan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichlaupanto jump forward, to leap
2Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
3Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hlaupan →
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