Where does “Kurzstreckenlauf” come from?

Kurzstreckenlauf (German) comes from German Kurzstrecke, from German kurz, from Middle High German kurz, from Old High German kurz, from Proto-West Germanic kurt, from Latin curtus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

Kurzstreckenlauf (German): sprint

Definitions

  1. sprint

Ancestry of “Kurzstreckenlauf”, step by step

Kurzstreckenlauf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kurzstrecke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKurzstreckeshort distance
2Germankurzshort, brief; concise; briefly, in short
3Middle High Germankurz—
4Old High Germankurzshort
5Proto-West Germanickurtshort
6Latincurtusshortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

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-—

Words derived from “Kurzstreckenlauf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Latin curtus →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kurt →