Where does “Langlauf” come from?

Langlauf (German) comes 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-.

Ancestry of “Langlauf”, step by step

Langlauf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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-—

via German lang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlanglong; lengthy; tall; many
2Middle High Germanlanc—
3Old High Germanlanglong
4Proto-West Germaniclanglong
5Proto-Germaniclangazlong
6Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong

Words derived from “Langlauf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaupą →
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