Where does “avlopp” come from?
avlopp (Swedish) comes from Swedish lopp, from Swedish löpa, from Old Swedish løpa, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.
avlopp (Swedish): a drain; sewage
Definitions
- a drain; sewage
Ancestry of “avlopp”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | lopp | a race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English) |
| 2 | Swedish | löpa | to run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | løpa | to run |
| 4 | Old Norse | hlaupa | to leap, jump, spring |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |