Where does “lùb” come from?
lùb (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish lúb, from Old Norse hlaup, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.
lùb (Scottish Gaelic): bend, curve, bow; meander; coil, loop, noose
Definitions
- bend, curve, bow; meander; coil, loop, noose
Ancestry of “lùb”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | lúb | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | hlaup | leap, jump; a run", "literally," "a leap |
| 3 | Old Norse | hlaupa | to leap, jump, spring |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |