Frankish

*wala hlaupan

‘to run well’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Frankish *wala hlaupan.

4 English words in this record descend from Frankish *wala hlaupan, most familiar first.

• gallop ← galopen ← galoper
• wallop ← wallopen ← walop
• gallopin ← galopin ← galoper ← galoper ← galoper
• galopin ← galoper ← galoper ← galoper

Etymograph / Frankish *wala hlaupan