Etymology Explorer › Old Swedish

Where does “løpa” come from?

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

løpa (Old Swedish): to run

Definitions

  1. to run

Ancestry of “løpa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “løpa”

  • löparbana
  • löpa
  • löpare
  • fortlöpa
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup- →