Where does “hleapan” come from?
hleapan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic hlaupan, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.
hleapan (Old English): to run, leap
Ancestry of “hleapan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | hlaupan | to jump forward, to leap |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |
Words derived from “hleapan”