Where does “Schnellläufer” come from?

Schnellläufer (German) comes from German schnell, from Middle High German snel, from Old High German snel, from Proto-West Germanic *snël, from Proto-Germanic snellaz, from Proto-Indo-European snedʰlos.

Schnellläufer (German): sprinter

Definitions

  1. sprinter

Ancestry of “Schnellläufer”, step by step

Schnellläufer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German schnell

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschnellquick, fast; quickly; again; quick
2Middle High Germansnel—
3Old High Germansnelnimble, brave, quick, lively; warlike, lively,...
4Proto-West Germanic*snël—
5Proto-Germanicsnellazactive, bold, quick
6Proto-Indo-Europeansnedʰlos—

via German Läufer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLäuferagent noun of laufen; runner; runner; bishop
2Middle High Germanlöuferrunner
3Old High Germanloufāri—

Words derived from “Schnellläufer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European snedʰlos →