Where does “łaojfa” come from?

łaojfa (Vilamovian) comes from Middle High German loufen, from Old High German hloufan, from Proto-West Germanic hlaupan, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.

łaojfa (Vilamovian): to run

Definitions

  1. to run

Ancestry of “łaojfa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanloufento run
2Old High Germanhloufan—
3Proto-West Germanichlaupanto jump forward, to leap
4Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
5Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hlaupan →