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

Definitions

  1. to leap

Ancestry of “loup”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishlopento jump, leap
2Old Norsehlaupato leap, jump, spring
3Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
4Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-—
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