Where does “loufan” come from?

loufan (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic hlaupan, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.

loufan (Old High German): to run

Definitions

  1. to run

Ancestry of “loufan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichlaupanto jump forward, to leap
2Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
3Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-—

Words derived from “loufan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hlaupan →