Where does “Kreisläufer” come from?

Kreisläufer (German) comes from German Kreis, from Middle High German kreiz, from Old High German kreiz, from Proto-Germanic kraitaz — A scoring; circle; ring.

Kreisläufer (German): circle runner, pivot

Definitions

  1. circle runner, pivot

Ancestry of “Kreisläufer”, step by step

Kreisläufer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kreis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKreiscircle; range, scope; a type of territorial...
2Middle High Germankreiz—
3Old High Germankreiz—
4Proto-GermanickraitazA scoring; circle; ring

via German Läufer

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

Words derived from “Kreisläufer”

Every word from Proto-Germanic kraitaz →