Where does “Leerlauf” come from?

Leerlauf (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-.

Leerlauf (German): neutral gear

Definitions

  1. neutral gear

Ancestry of “Leerlauf”, step by step

Leerlauf 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 leer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanleerempty; singular imperative of leeren;...
2Middle High Germanlēr—
3Old High Germanlāriempty
4Proto-Germaniclēzizempty
5Proto-Indo-Europeanles-to gather, to collect
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