Where does “i det långa loppet” come from?

i det långa loppet (Swedish) comes from Swedish i, from Swedish hop, from Old Norse hópr, from Middle Low German hōp, from Old Saxon hōp, from Proto-West Germanic haup, from Proto-Germanic haupaz, from Proto-Indo-European koupos — hill.

Ancestry of “i det långa loppet”, step by step

i det långa loppet traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish i

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishiused to signify that an action is done with...
2Swedishhopheap, collection; a whole bunch
3Old Norsehóprheap; group
4Middle Low Germanhōp—
5Old Saxonhōp—
6Proto-West Germanichaupheap, pile
7Proto-Germanichaupaza heap, pile; a crowd, throng
8Proto-Indo-Europeankouposhill

via Swedish langa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlangato throw or give something to someone; to buy...
2Germanlangēn—
3Middle High Germanlangen—
4Old High Germanlangēn—
5Proto-West Germanic*langōn—
6Proto-GermaniclangōnąTo desire; long for
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlengʷʰ-light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

via Swedish det

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishdetIt; third-person singular, referring to nouns of...
2Old Swedishþætit; that
3Old Norseþatit; that
4Proto-Germanicþatnominative/accusative singular neuter of *sa
5Proto-Indo-Europeantóddemonstrative pronoun; that; it
6Proto-Indo-Europeanto-it; that; the, that
7Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that
Every word from Proto-Indo-European koupos →Every word from Proto-Germanic haupaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic haup →