Where does “Spießrutenlauf” come from?

Spießrutenlauf (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-.

Spießrutenlauf (German): gantlope, running the gauntlet

Definitions

  1. gantlope, running the gauntlet

Ancestry of “Spießrutenlauf”, step by step

Spießrutenlauf 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 Spießrute

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSpießrutekind of prod used to punish lansquenets
2Germanrūterod
3Middle High Germanruote—
4Old High Germanruotarod
5Proto-Germanicrōdōrod, pole
6Proto-Indo-Europeanrōt-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup- →