Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/laupaz

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *lewb- (“to shed, peel, break off”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑu̯.pɑz/

Noun

*laupaz m

1. vessel; container; basket
2. a measure; portion; allotment

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *laupaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*laupaz	*laupōz, *laupōs
vocative	*laup	*laupōz, *laupōs
accusative	*laupą	*laupanz
genitive	*laupas, *laupis	*laupǫ̂
dative	*laupai	*laupamaz
instrumental	*laupō	*laupamiz

Derived terms

• *laupīną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *laup; *laupīn
  • Old English: lēap
    • Middle English: lep, lepe, leep
      • English: leap
        • ⇒? English: lippy, lippie (perhaps borrowed from Scots)
      • Scots: leip
        • ⇒ Scots: leipie, lepy, lippie
  • Old Frisian: lēpen
  • Old Saxon: *lōp; *lōpīn
    • Middle Low German: lôp; lö̂pen
  • Old Dutch: *loup, *lōp; loupin, *lōpin
    • Middle Dutch: loop, lōpe; lōpin, lōpen
      • Dutch: loop; lopen
  • → Old French: lope, loupe; lopin
    • Middle French: lope, loupe; lopin
      • French: lope, loupe; lopin
• Old Norse: laupr
  • Icelandic: laupur
  • Norwegian: løp
  • Old Swedish: lø̄per
    • Swedish: löp
  • Danish: løb