Where does “säcklöpning” come from?

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

säcklöpning (Swedish): sack race

Definitions

  1. sack race

Ancestry of “säcklöpning”, step by step

säcklöpning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish löpning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlöpningrunning (usually as exercise or in a race)
2Swedishlöpato run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly...
3Old Swedishløpato run
4Old Norsehlaupato leap, jump, spring
5Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
6Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-—

via Swedish säck

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsäcksack; a bag
2Old Norsesekkrsack, big bag
3Proto-Germanicsakkuzsack, bag, purse
4Latinsaccussack, bag; purse, wallet, moneybag; garment of...
5Ancient Greekσάκκοςsack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup- →