Where does “галопировать” come from?
галопировать (Russian) comes from Spanish galopar, from Old French galoper, from Frankish wala hlaupan, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.
Ancestry of “галопировать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | galopar | to gallop |
| 2 | Old French | galoper | to gallop |
| 3 | Frankish | wala hlaupan | to run well |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |