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Where does “*hlaupan” come from?

*hlaupan (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.

Ancestry of “*hlaupan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
2Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup- →