Where does “loup” come from?
loup (Scots) comes from Middle English lopen, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.
loup (Scots): to leap
Ancestry of “loup”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | lopen | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | hlaupa | to leap, jump, spring |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |
Words derived from “loup”