Where does “Eisläufer” come from?

Eisläufer (German) comes from German eis, from Middle High German īs, from Old High German īs, from Proto-West Germanic īs, from Proto-Germanic īsą, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- — ice, frost.

Eisläufer (German): ice skater

Definitions

  1. ice skater

Ancestry of “Eisläufer”, step by step

Eisläufer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German eis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaneissingular imperative of eisen; first-person...
2Middle High Germanīs—
3Old High Germanīsice
4Proto-West Germanicīsice
5Proto-Germanicīsąice
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost

via German Läufer

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

Words derived from “Eisläufer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- →
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