Where does “Lauf” come from?

Lauf (German) comes from Middle High German louf, from Old High German hlouf, from Proto-Germanic hlaupą, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.

Lauf (German): a run; a leg of certain animals; barrel

Definitions

  1. a run; a leg of certain animals; barrel

Ancestry of “Lauf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanlouf—
2Old High Germanhlouf—
3Proto-Germanichlaupąleap; course, race
4Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
5Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-—

Words derived from “Lauf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup- →