Where does “Stelzenläufer” come from?

Stelzenläufer (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-.

Stelzenläufer (German): stilt (Himantopus)

Definitions

  1. stilt (Himantopus)

Ancestry of “Stelzenläufer”, step by step

Stelzenläufer 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 stelze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstelzestilt
2Middle High Germanstelze—
3Old High Germanstelza—
4Proto-Germanicstaltijǭ—
5Proto-Germanicstelt-to be stiff
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hlaupan →