Where does “Kunsteislauf” come from?

Kunsteislauf (German) comes from German Eislauf, 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-.

Kunsteislauf (German): figure skating

Definitions

  1. figure skating

Ancestry of “Kunsteislauf”, step by step

Kunsteislauf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Eislauf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEislaufice skating
2GermanLaufa run; a leg of certain animals; barrel
3Middle High Germanlouf—
4Old High Germanhlouf—
5Proto-Germanichlaupąleap; course, race
6Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
7Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-—

via German kunst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankunstart
2Middle High Germankunstknowledge, ability
3Old High Germankunstknowledge, wisdom, skill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup- →