Where does “Hürdenlauf” come from?

Hürdenlauf (German) comes from German Hürde, from English hurdle, from Middle English hurdel, from Old English hyrdel, from Proto-Germanic hurdiz, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥h₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European kreh₂-.

Hürdenlauf (German): hurdle, hurdling

Definitions

  1. hurdle, hurdling

Ancestry of “Hürdenlauf”, step by step

Hürdenlauf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Hürde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHürdehurdle
2EnglishhurdleAn artificial barrier, variously constructed,...
3Middle EnglishhurdelAlternative form of hirdel
4Old Englishhyrdela frame made of intertwined twigs or bars; hurdle
5Proto-Germanichurdizwickerwork door or frame, hurdle
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥h₂tis—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankreh₂-—

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-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kreh₂- →