Where does “lēap” come from?

lēap (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *laup, from Proto-Germanic laupaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

lēap (Old English): basket

Definitions

  1. basket

Ancestry of “lēap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*laup—
2Proto-Germaniclaupazvessel; container; basket; a measure; portion;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave

Words derived from “lēap”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēw- →