Where does “Eislauf” come from?

Eislauf (German) comes 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-.

Eislauf (German): ice skating

Definitions

  1. ice skating

Ancestry of “Eislauf”, step by step

Eislauf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Lauf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLaufa run; a leg of certain animals; barrel
2Middle High Germanlouf—
3Old High Germanhlouf—
4Proto-Germanichlaupąleap; course, race
5Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
6Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-—

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

Words derived from “Eislauf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup- →