Where does “laafe” come from?

laafe (Pennsylvania German) comes from Middle High German loufen, from Old High German hloufan, from Proto-West Germanic hlaupan, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.

laafe (Pennsylvania German): to run

Definitions

  1. to run

Ancestry of “laafe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanloufento run
2Old High Germanhloufan—
3Proto-West Germanichlaupanto jump forward, to leap
4Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
5Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hlaupan →