Where does “löpknut” come from?

löpknut (Swedish) comes from Swedish löpa, from Old Swedish løpa, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.

löpknut (Swedish): slip knot

Definitions

  1. slip knot

Ancestry of “löpknut”, step by step

löpknut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish löpa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlöpato run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly...
2Old Swedishløpato run
3Old Norsehlaupato leap, jump, spring
4Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
5Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-—

via Swedish Knut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishKnuta knot (loop, of for example a piece of string)
2Old Swedishknūter—
3Old NorseKnútrknot
4Proto-Germanicknuttôa knot
5Proto-Indo-Europeangnod-to bind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną →Every word from Old Norse hlaupa →