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Where does “hleypa” come from?

hleypa (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.

hleypa (Old Norse): to make run; make run; to cause to run

Definitions

  1. to make run; make run; to cause to run

Ancestry of “hleypa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehlaupato leap, jump, spring
2Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
3Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-—

Words derived from “hleypa”

  • loipe
  • Loipe
  • løype
  • hleypa
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup- →