Where does “langlaufen” come from?

langlaufen (Dutch) comes from German Langlauf, from German Lauf, from Middle High German louf, from Old High German hlouf, from Proto-Germanic hlaupą, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.

langlaufen (Dutch): cross-country skiing; to ski cross-country

Definitions

  1. cross-country skiing; to ski cross-country

Ancestry of “langlaufen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLanglauf—
2GermanLaufa run; a leg of certain animals; barrel
3Middle High Germanlouf—
4Old High Germanhlouf—
5Proto-Germanichlaupąleap; course, race
6Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
7Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaupą →