English
louping ill
Louping ill comes from Scots loup ‘to 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, spring’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500lopen‘to jump, leap’
- Scotsc. 1450–presentloup‘to leap’
- Englishtodaylouping ill
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, spring’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500lopen‘to jump, leap’
- Scotsc. 1450–presentloup‘to leap’
- Englishtodaylouping ill
Linked words
through Proto-Germanic *hlaupaną ‘to jump forward, to leap’
through Old Norse hlaupa ‘to leap, jump, spring’
Today it means
noun An enzootic and often fatal viral disease of sheep and other domestic animals, spread by ticks. It is characterized by muscular tremors and spasms, followed by more or less complete paralysis. The principal lesion is an inflammation of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *klewb- / louping ill