Where does “Dammläufer” come from?

Dammläufer (German) comes from German Läufer, from Middle High German löufer, from Old High German loufāri.

Dammläufer (German): nebria (Nebria)

Definitions

  1. nebria (Nebria)

Ancestry of “Dammläufer”, step by step

Dammläufer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Läufer

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

via German damm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandammembankment
2Middle High Germantamm—
Every word from Old High German loufāri →