Where does “Laufmasche” come from?

Laufmasche (German) comes from German laufen, from Middle High German loufen, from Old High German hloufan, from Proto-West Germanic hlaupan, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.

Laufmasche (German): run line of knit stitches that have unravelled

Definitions

  1. run line of knit stitches that have unravelled

Ancestry of “Laufmasche”, step by step

Laufmasche traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German laufen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlaufento walk; to jog; to run; to flow; to leak; to...
2Middle High Germanloufento run
3Old High Germanhloufan—
4Proto-West Germanichlaupanto jump forward, to leap
5Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
6Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-—

via German Masche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMaschestitch; hole; link
2Middle High Germanmasche—
3Old High Germanmascamesh
4Proto-Germanic*maskā—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hlaupan →