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
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

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