Etymology of the English word leap
the English word
leapderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*khlaupanDerivations in English
leapfrog,
outleap,
lapwing,
overleap,
leaped,
leapingCognates
Dutch
lopen, German
laufen, Icelandic
hlaupa, Swedish
löpaUsage
Word found in Modern English
