Where does “Schlittschuhlaufen” come from?

Schlittschuhlaufen (German) comes from German Schlittschuh, from German Schuh, from Middle High German schuo, from Old High German scuoh, from Proto-West Germanic skōh, from Proto-Germanic skōhaz, from Proto-Indo-European skewk-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew- — to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...

Schlittschuhlaufen (German): ice skating

Definitions

  1. ice skating

Ancestry of “Schlittschuhlaufen”, step by step

Schlittschuhlaufen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schlittschuh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchlittschuhice skate
2GermanSchuhshoe
3Middle High Germanschuo—
4Old High Germanscuohshoe
5Proto-West Germanicskōhshoe
6Proto-Germanicskōhazshoe
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskewk-—
8Proto-Indo-European(s)kew-to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...

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-—

Words derived from “Schlittschuhlaufen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skōhaz →