Where does “Hindernislauf” come from?
Hindernislauf (German) comes from Dutch hindernis, from Dutch hinderen, from Middle Dutch hinderen, from Old Dutch hindaron, from Proto-Germanic hinderōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
Hindernislauf (German): steeplechase
Definitions
- steeplechase
Ancestry of “Hindernislauf”, step by step
Hindernislauf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch hindernis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | hindernis | hindrance, obstacle |
| 2 | Dutch | hinderen | hinder, impede; to be in the way, to be a problem |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | hinderen | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | hindaron | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hinderōną | to hinder |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |