Where does “langlaufer” come from?

langlaufer (English) comes from English langlauf, 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-.

langlaufer (English): One who takes part in langlauf, or cross-country...

Definitions

  1. One who takes part in langlauf, or cross-country...

Ancestry of “langlaufer”, step by step

langlaufer traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English langlauf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlanglaufCross-country skiing; A langlauf run; a trip...
2GermanLanglauf
3GermanLaufa run; a leg of certain animals; barrel
4Middle High Germanlouf
5Old High Germanhlouf
6Proto-Germanichlaupąleap; course, race
7Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
8Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle

via German Läufer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLäuferagent noun of laufen; runner; runner; bishop
2Middle High Germanlöuferrunner
3Old High Germanloufāri

Words derived from “langlaufer

Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup-Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaupanąEvery word from Proto-Germanic hlaupą
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