Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hlaupą

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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hlaupą

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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]

1. leap
2. 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

• 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
• Old High German: hlouf, louf, loufa f
  • Middle High German: louf
    • German: Lauf
    • Hunsrik: Laaf
    • Luxembourgish: Laf
• Old Norse: hlaup
  • Icelandic: hlaup

References

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