Where does “upplåta” come from?

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

upplåta (Swedish): to allow

Definitions

  1. to allow

Ancestry of “upplåta”, step by step

upplåta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish upp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishuppup
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 låta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlåtato make sound; to sound; to seem; to appear; to...
2Old Swedishlātato release, let go
3Old Norselátato set, put in place; to cede, give up; to leave,...
4Proto-Germaniclētanąto let, to allow; to leave alone
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁d-to be tired

Words derived from “upplåta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną →Every word from Old Norse hlaupa →