Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hlaupą

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Alternative forms

*hlaupaz, *hlaupō

Etymology

Substantivization of *hlaupaną (“to jump, leap”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxlɑu̯.pɑ̃/

Noun

*hlaupą n^[1]

leap
course, race

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *hlaupą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hlaupą	*hlaupō
vocative	*hlaupą	*hlaupō
accusative	*hlaupą	*hlaupō
genitive	hlaupas, hlaupis	*hlaupǫ̂
dative	*hlaupai	*hlaupamaz
instrumental	*hlaupō	*hlaupamiz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *hlaup
- Old English: hlēap n, hlīep f
  - Middle English: lēp
    - English: leap
- Old Frisian: hlêp m
- Old Saxon: *hlôpa f
  - Middle Low German: lōp, loep, loip, loop
- Old Dutch: *loup
  - Middle Dutch: loop
    - Dutch: loop
      - Afrikaans: loop
      - → Indonesian: lop
      - → Lokono: loporo
      - → Papiamentu: lop
- Old High German: hlouf, louf, loufa f
  - Middle High German: louf
    - German: Lauf
    - Hunsrik: Laaf
    - Luxembourgish: Laf
Old Norse: hlaup
- Icelandic: hlaup

References

^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*hlaupan~hlaupaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 465

[HGE-1] Vladimir Orel (2003) “*hlaupan~hlaupaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 465

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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hlaupą

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