English
lope
Lope comes from Middle English lopen ‘to jump, leap’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *klewb- ‘to spring’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*klewb-‘to spring’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hlaupaną‘to jump forward, to leap’reconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350hlaupa‘to leap, jump’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500lopen‘to jump, leap’
- Englishearliest quotation 1470–1485lope
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*klewb-‘to spring’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hlaupaną‘to jump forward, to leap’reconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350hlaupa‘to leap, jump’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500lopen‘to jump, leap’
- Englishearliest quotation 1470–1485lope
Earliest quotation: 1470–1485, Capitulum xxxv: “And as he cam by a ryver, in hys…”
Linked words
through Proto-Germanic *hlaupaną ‘to jump forward, to leap’
through Old Norse hlaupa ‘to leap, jump’
Today it means
verb To travel an easy pace with long strides.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *klewb- / lope